Mount Frakes weather
– Lat/Long: 76.80° S 117.70° W

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 05 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu morning, min -29°C on Wed morning). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon morning, min -24°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the NNW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
light snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
clear
clear
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2000
2050
2000
2050
2050
2100
2350
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
km/h
50
N
70
NNW
60
N
75
NNW
50
NNW
30
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
NNW
25
W
10
SW
25
NW
55
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
5
2
2
1
3
1
3
 mm
max °C
-29
-25
-24
-23
-24
-27
-27
-26
-24
-23
-22
-21
-22
-21
-20
-19
-19
-20
min °C
-29
-28
-25
-23
-25
-28
-28
-26
-25
-24
-22
-22
-22
-22
-21
-20
-20
-22
 chill °C
-48
-49
-44
-42
-40
-44
-44
-42
-40
-39
-35
-35
-34
-30
-30
-36
-30
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-31-29-28-30-32-33-31-29-28-27-27-26-25-25-24-25-26-29-27-25-23-25-28-28-26-25-24-22-22-22-22-21-20-20-21-23-22-19-18-19-23-25-22-20-19-18-18-20-21-18-16-16-17
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu morning, min -29°C on Wed morning). Mainly gales.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon morning, min -24°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the NNW by Mon morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Frakes at the specific elevation of 3000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Frakes. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Antarctica.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
ASCATB229E67S
1160 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 31).
- km
ASCATB228E67S
1192 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NNE
(34 kph at 23).
- km
ASCATB227E67S
1202 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the S
(45 kph at 173).
- km
ASCATB229E66S
1244 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the N
(34 kph at 3).
- km
ASCATB228E66S
1258 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 1).
- km
ASCATB227E66S
1263 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 0).
- km
ASCATB229E65S
1350 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the N
(25 kph at 3).
- km
ASCATB228E65S
1364 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the N
(23 kph at 11).
- km
ASCATB227E65S
1372 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
- km
ASCATB226E65S
1377 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the N
(27 kph at 356).
- km

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.

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