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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat morning, min -34°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the N on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue night, min -28°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Tue night).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
3900
2250
2000
2050
2300
9900
5500
km/h
35
NNW
80
N
90
N
95
N
75
NNW
20
NNW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
W
25
WSW
50
W
90
W
105
W
135
WNW
110
WNW
60
NW
45
NW
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Snowflake cm
1
11
5
7
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-24
-21
-20
-21
-26
-30
-33
-30
-28
-25
-23
-22
-19
-14
-15
-17
-21
min °C
-25
-22
-21
-24
-29
-32
-34
-34
-28
-28
-24
-22
-19
-17
-15
-20
-22
 chill °C
-40
-40
-40
-45
-45
-41
-52
-52
-43
-42
-39
-42
-38
-36
-33
-33
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-25-24-26-31-34-37-36-33-31-28-26-23-20-20-24-26-25-22-21-23-28-31-34-32-28-27-24-22-19-16-15-19-22-21-19-15-16-23-30-32-30-25-24-20-19-15-12-15-18-20
Sunrise
5:46
5:35
5:24
5:15
5:05
Sunset
9:51
10:03
10:12
10:22
10:33
10:41

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat morning, min -34°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the N on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue night, min -28°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, 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
ASCATB261E67S
1315 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATB262E67S
1327 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATC263E67S
1345 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATB263E67S
1346 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB264E67S
1360 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATC264E67S
1363 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATC265E67S
1365 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATB265E67S
1383 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB260E66S
1397 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WNW
(45 kph at 303).
- km
ASCATB266E67S
1397 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 280).
- 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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