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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri night, min -32°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the N on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue night, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Mon night, extremely windy from the WNW by Tue night).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
Cloud base (m)
2050
2100
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
4200
2150
2000
2000
km/h
30
NW
50
WNW
35
NNW
75
N
85
N
95
N
90
N
70
N
30
NW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
W
20
SW
40
W
100
WNW
120
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
8
5
7
16
6
 mm
max °C
-28
-25
-24
-20
-20
-20
-21
-22
-28
-31
-27
-26
-24
-19
-19
-16
min °C
-29
-27
-25
-23
-21
-21
-21
-26
-32
-34
-29
-26
-26
-22
-20
-18
 chill °C
-46
-45
-40
-40
-40
-40
-40
-44
-46
-52
-44
-40
-39
-37
-40
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-30-28-25-25-25-26-28-35-36-33-31-30-25-24-22-29-26-25-22-21-21-21-24-30-33-28-26-25-21-20-17-25-23-21-18-15-14-15-18-29-31-25-23-23-17-17-14
Sunrise
5:58
5:46
5:35
5:24
5:15
Sunset
9:51
10:03
10:12
10:22
10:33

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri night, min -32°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the N on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue night, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Mon night, extremely windy from the WNW by Tue night).

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
ASCATC246E68S
996 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NE
(36 kph at 46).
- km
ASCATC245E68S
1003 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(33 kph at 48).
- km
ASCATC243E68S
1010 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NE
(47 kph at 48).
- km
ASCATC244E68S
1018 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 54).
- km
ASCATC242E68S
1030 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the NE
(62 kph at 50).
- km
ASCATC242E67S
1039 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NE
(60 kph at 51).
- km
ASCATC243E67S
1045 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 46).
- km
ASCATC247E68S
1045 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 25).
- km
ASCATC245E67S
1046 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 31).
- km
ASCATC246E67S
1049 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NNE
(21 kph at 21).
- 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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