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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 21 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed morning, min -27°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri night, min -37°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, gales from the SW by Sun morning).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2100
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2100
2000
2000
2600
2050
2400
2000
km/h
35
NW
50
WNW
60
WNW
65
NW
85
NW
70
NNW
65
NW
50
WNW
20
WNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
50
NW
40
WNW
40
SW
70
SW
50
WSW
50
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
3
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-20
-18
-17
-15
-18
-20
-22
-25
-25
-24
-23
-20
-21
-24
-30
-29
-24
-23
min °C
-20
-19
-19
-17
-20
-22
-23
-25
-27
-24
-23
-22
-23
-28
-37
-34
-24
-26
 chill °C
-33
-34
-33
-33
-38
-40
-41
-42
-39
-35
-36
-34
-40
-44
-61
-57
-41
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-24-23-21-23-26-28-30-30-29-28-26-26-31-37-34-29-29-20-19-18-16-19-21-23-25-26-24-23-21-22-26-34-32-24-25-15-15-15-15-15-15-16-21-23-22-21-19-18-21-29-31-20-19
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed morning, min -27°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri night, min -37°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, gales from the SW by Sun morning).

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
1494 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
ASCATB227E64S
1528 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NNE
(55 kph at 27).
- km
ASCATB226E64S
1535 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NNE
(57 kph at 27).
- km
ASCATB225E64S
1545 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NNE
(58 kph at 25).
- km
ASCATB224E64S
1559 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the NNE
(66 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATB227E63S
1589 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NNE
(55 kph at 29).
- km
ASCATB226E63S
1607 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NNE
(56 kph at 30).
- km
ASCATB225E63S
1616 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NNE
(58 kph at 28).
- km
ASCATB223E64S
1619 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NNE
(60 kph at 29).
- km
ASCATB222E64S
1631 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the NNE
(61 kph at 28).
- 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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