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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 04 Aug Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed night, min -29°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun morning, min -28°C on Fri morning). Mainly near gales.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
km/h
70
NE
75
NNE
55
N
50
N
55
NW
65
NNW
70
NNW
65
NNW
40
NW
25
SW
40
WSW
35
WNW
40
NW
30
W
45
NNW
40
NNW
30
N
45
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
5
6
5
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
 mm
max °C
-24
-23
-24
-28
-26
-22
-22
-23
-24
-27
-24
-23
-21
-19
-17
-16
-17
-16
min °C
-24
-23
-29
-29
-29
-24
-22
-24
-29
-28
-25
-24
-23
-20
-18
-17
-18
-17
 chill °C
-43
-42
-48
-48
-48
-41
-40
-43
-42
-42
-41
-39
-38
-33
-30
-30
-33
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-31-33-31-27-27-28-31-32-30-28-27-24-23-21-22-22-24-23-27-29-28-23-22-24-27-28-25-24-22-20-18-17-18-17-18-17-20-23-22-19-17-19-23-26-22-19-19-16-14-13-14-14
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

Loading...

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed night, min -29°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun morning, min -28°C on Fri morning). Mainly near gales.

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
ASCATB238E69S
897 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNW
(51 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATB239E69S
899 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATB240E69S
915 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 345).
- km
ASCATB236E69S
921 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATB237E69S
921 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNW
(51 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATB242E68S
928 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATB241E69S
928 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNW
(40 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATB239E68S
938 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNW
(46 kph at 329).
- km
ASCATB240E68S
938 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 332).
- km
ASCATB241E68S
939 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 341).
- 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.

Mount Frakes Photos