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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 26 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri morning, min -27°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, gales from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri night, min -26°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
km/h
25
N
35
E
15
ESE
35
NNW
65
NE
60
N
60
NNW
30
NNE
45
NNE
50
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NNE
35
NNE
20
N
15
NW
10
W
15
WSW
25
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
1
5
4
1
4
6
9
3
2
6
4
2
max °C
-23
-23
-25
-22
-26
-26
-23
-19
-19
-21
-25
-25
-25
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-24
min °C
-25
-24
-25
-25
-26
-26
-27
-23
-20
-24
-25
-25
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-25
-40
-38
-36
-36
-45
-45
-47
-37
-35
-40
-40
-40
-42
-41
-39
-39
-35
-36
-37
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2000
2000
2050
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2100
4800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-30-28-31-31-29-26-25-27-30-30-31-31-31-31-31-30-29-24-24-25-24-26-26-25-21-20-23-25-25-26-26-26-26-26-26-25-20-19-20-19-19-20-21-17-13-16-19-18-19-19-20-22-23-23-23
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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri morning, min -27°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, gales from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri night, min -26°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sun 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
hy2b260E70S
896 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNW
(38 kph at 345).
- km
hy2b261E70S
932 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 5).
- km
hy2b259E70S
946 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NW
(34 kph at 310).
- km
hy2b257E69S
950 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 332).
- km
hy2b255E69S
964 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 355).
- km
hy2b254E69S
978 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 8).
- km
hy2b262E70S
982 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 0).
- km
hy2b263E70S
983 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the N
(53 kph at 10).
- km
hy2b258E69S
990 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 315).
- km
hy2b253E69S
991 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 2).
- 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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