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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -18°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Tue morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun night, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sun night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
5100
2050
5900
3750
5000
4350
4000
4400
2350
2100
5550
km/h
90
W
125
W
120
WNW
85
WNW
75
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-15
-13
-13
-16
-16
-16
-17
-17
-17
-18
-19
-19
-19
-19
-18
-17
-16
-13
min °C
-18
-15
-15
-17
-16
-17
-17
-17
-18
-18
-19
-20
-20
-19
-18
-18
-17
-14
 chill °C
-36
-34
-32
-34
-32
-28
-28
-29
-31
-29
-30
-31
-31
-29
-27
-28
-26
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-19-19-22-21-22-22-22-23-24-24-25-25-25-23-22-21-19-17-14-14-17-16-17-17-17-18-18-19-20-20-19-18-18-17-14-14-11-12-16-16-16-15-15-14-14-15-17-16-17-15-15-15-12
Sunrise
5:15
5:05
4:56
4:47
4:39
4:30
Sunset
10:33
10:41
10:49
10:59
11:07
11:14

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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 -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -18°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Tue morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun night, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the W 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
hy2c256E68S
1068 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 218).
- km
hy2c252E68S
1079 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SW
(34 kph at 228).
- km
hy2c254E68S
1082 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 218).
- km
hy2c252E67S
1092 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 222).
- km
hy2c257E68S
1098 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SSW
(40 kph at 210).
- km
hy2c251E67S
1103 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SW
(25 kph at 220).
- km
hy2c253E67S
1131 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the S
(27 kph at 190).
- km
hy2c254E67S
1155 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 188).
- km
hy2c257E67S
1162 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the S
(40 kph at 188).
- km
hy2c249E67S
1171 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 112).
- 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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