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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 28 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed morning, min -35°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed night, moderate winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat night, min -28°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, gales from the NNE by Sun afternoon).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
km/h
60
NNW
35
WSW
70
NW
75
NW
80
NNW
60
NNW
25
WNW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WNW
65
NNW
60
N
40
N
55
NNE
70
NNE
75
NNE
65
NE
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2
2
1
2
2
9
8
7
9
max °C
-30
-26
-25
-27
-28
-29
-30
-33
-28
-26
-26
-25
-23
-22
-22
-23
-24
min °C
-32
-33
-26
-27
-29
-30
-31
-35
-31
-26
-27
-25
-24
-23
-23
-23
-27
-51
-50
-46
-48
-51
-49
-45
-53
-48
-42
-47
-43
-40
-40
-42
-42
-46
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
2300
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
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-34-33-30-31-32-34-35-37-33-29-30-29-28-27-27-28-30-31-30-26-27-29-30-31-34-30-26-27-25-24-23-23-23-26-27-26-23-23-24-25-28-34-29-24-24-23-21-18-16-17-20
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
8:23
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed morning, min -35°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed night, moderate winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat night, min -28°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, gales from the NNE by Sun 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
ASCATC259E71S
868 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SW
(29 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATC264E72S
874 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 135).
- km
ASCATC260E71S
885 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATC265E72S
885 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SE
(32 kph at 134).
- km
ASCATC254E70S
888 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SSE
(41 kph at 161).
- km
ASCATC261E71S
901 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATC255E70S
903 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SSW
(36 kph at 196).
- km
ASCATC256E70S
912 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 197).
- km
ASCATC262E71S
919 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATC266E72S
920 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SE
(48 kph at 132).
- 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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