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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sun 14 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon night, min -26°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri morning, min -26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, near gales from the NNE by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
mod snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
km/h
25
WSW
30
WSW
40
W
35
WNW
35
W
25
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
25
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNE
30
N
30
NNE
55
NNE
45
NNE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
3
7
max °C
-26
-24
-22
-23
-24
-21
-21
-21
-21
-24
-24
-24
-25
-25
-23
-22
-24
-25
min °C
-26
-25
-23
-24
-24
-24
-22
-21
-23
-24
-24
-26
-26
-25
-23
-22
-25
-26
-39
-39
-37
-39
-38
-36
-36
-34
-36
-39
-38
-41
-39
-38
-36
-35
-43
-44
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5350
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-30-27-28-28-27-26-25-26-29-29-30-30-29-28-27-29-31-26-25-23-24-24-23-22-21-22-24-24-25-26-25-23-22-25-26-24-22-18-18-21-20-19-19-19-21-20-22-22-21-20-19-20-20
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon night, min -26°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri morning, min -26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, near gales from the NNE by Fri afternoon).

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
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-33° C
clear
Haze -.
37
Fresh winds from the ENE
(37 kph at 70).
3.2 km
Low: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-21° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC185E66S
2263 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATB184E66S
2265 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WNW
(45 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB185E66S
2268 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATC184E66S
2279 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATC186E65S
2288 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the W
(25 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATC183E66S
2295 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the N
(58 kph at 0).
- km
ASCATB183E66S
2299 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 353).
- km
ASCATB186E65S
2311 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 289).
- 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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