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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue afternoon, min -35°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the N on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -19°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Tue night, moderate winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2200
2050
2050
5550
5150
4550
km/h
85
NNW
25
NW
15
WSW
35
SW
25
W
35
WSW
50
W
35
W
75
WSW
115
W
90
WNW
100
WNW
75
WNW
55
NW
50
NW
40
WNW
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Snowflake cm
5
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-24
-31
-33
-30
-29
-25
-24
-19
-15
-13
-16
-15
-15
-17
-18
-17
min °C
-30
-31
-35
-34
-29
-28
-24
-21
-17
-15
-16
-16
-16
-18
-18
-18
 chill °C
-48
-46
-52
-52
-43
-44
-40
-35
-33
-32
-33
-33
-33
-33
-32
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-35-38-36-34-31-29-25-21-19-21-21-21-23-23-23-27-31-34-32-29-27-24-20-16-14-16-16-16-18-18-18-23-30-32-30-26-24-19-17-12-11-14-14-15-15-15-15
Sunrise
5:35
5:24
5:15
5:05
4:56
Sunset
10:12
10:22
10:33
10:41
10:49

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue afternoon, min -35°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the N on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -19°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Tue night, moderate winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

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
ASCATB245E70S
725 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSW
(53 kph at 200).
- km
ASCATC246E70S
742 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 200).
- km
ASCATB246E70S
742 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the S
(49 kph at 191).
- km
ASCATC245E70S
751 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SSW
(49 kph at 193).
- km
ASCATC248E70S
752 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the N
(54 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATC249E70S
780 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the N
(59 kph at 357).
- km
ASCATB248E70S
797 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the N
(55 kph at 355).
- km
ASCATC250E70S
819 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the N
(61 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATC247E70S
821 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SSE
(41 kph at 162).
- km
ASCATC245E69S
823 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the S
(49 kph at 178).
- 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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