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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 28 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, near gales from the N by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2050
2000
2050
5400
3000
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
km/h
30
W
20
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WNW
30
W
35
NW
45
NNW
45
N
40
NNW
55
NNE
60
NNW
55
NW
30
N
65
N
70
N
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Snowflake cm
1
4
3
3
2
3
 mm
max °C
-22
-26
-24
-23
-21
-19
-19
-17
-21
-21
-20
-22
-23
-21
-20
-20
-22
min °C
-24
-29
-25
-24
-23
-20
-19
-20
-21
-21
-22
-23
-24
-22
-21
-22
-24
 chill °C
-36
-44
-40
-38
-36
-33
-31
-34
-36
-36
-37
-38
-42
-39
-34
-41
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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 -17°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, near gales from the N by Fri morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

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
ASCATC244E66S
1256 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 16).
- km
ASCATC243E66S
1256 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 35).
- km
ASCATC245E66S
1257 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNE
(27 kph at 22).
- km
ASCATC246E66S
1260 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 14).
- km
ASCATC242E66S
1261 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 35).
- km
ASCATC247E66S
1264 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 24).
- km
ASCATC248E66S
1270 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the NNE
(16 kph at 14).
- km
ASCATC249E66S
1277 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the N
(14 kph at 351).
- km
ASCATC250E66S
1286 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the N
(18 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATC251E66S
1288 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the NNW
(14 kph at 344).
- 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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