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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 28 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the NW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri morning, min -25°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Fri night, gales from the N by Sun night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
9900
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
km/h
30
WSW
35
W
25
W
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
W
30
WNW
40
NW
50
NNW
40
NNW
30
N
40
NNE
50
N
65
NNW
40
NW
30
NNW
40
N
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Snowflake cm
3
2
2
1
7
 mm
max °C
-22
-23
-23
-27
-23
-21
-20
-19
-18
-20
-20
-22
-23
-24
-23
-24
-22
-20
min °C
-22
-23
-27
-27
-24
-22
-20
-19
-19
-20
-21
-22
-23
-25
-25
-24
-23
-21
 chill °C
-36
-37
-39
-40
-36
-34
-30
-32
-33
-35
-35
-36
-38
-44
-44
-40
-37
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-28-30-31-28-26-25-24-24-25-26-27-29-30-30-29-27-25-22-23-25-27-24-22-20-19-19-20-21-22-23-25-24-24-23-21-18-18-20-24-23-21-20-15-16-17-17-18-18-19-19-19-18-16
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the NW by Thu night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri morning, min -25°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Fri night, gales from the N 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
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-31° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC215E61S
2027 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ESE
(39 kph at 123).
- km
ASCATB204E63S
2027 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the W
(18 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATB205E63S
2030 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 215).
- km
ASCATB206E63S
2037 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATC205E63S
2039 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the SSW
(14 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATC206E63S
2042 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the SW
(12 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATC216E61S
2049 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SE
(38 kph at 133).
- km
ASCATB203E63S
2051 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the WNW
(12 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATB206E62S
2075 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the N
(14 kph at 354).
- 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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