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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 29 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri night, min -36°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat night, min -27°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
km/h
70
NW
70
NW
80
NNW
55
N
40
NNW
25
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
40
NW
60
N
50
NNE
55
NNE
70
NE
60
NNE
40
NNE
50
NE
45
NNE
40
NNE
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2
3
1
1
2
6
7
5
4
5
4
5
max °C
-25
-26
-27
-28
-31
-32
-31
-26
-24
-24
-23
-22
-27
-25
-24
-25
-24
-22
min °C
-26
-27
-27
-28
-31
-36
-34
-28
-25
-24
-24
-25
-27
-27
-25
-25
-26
-22
-46
-48
-48
-47
-49
-54
-53
-44
-40
-42
-41
-44
-47
-46
-40
-42
-43
-35
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
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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 Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri night, min -36°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Thu night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat night, min -27°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon 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
ASCATC275E73S
1068 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATB275E73S
1070 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATB276E73S
1081 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATC276E73S
1091 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATC277E73S
1112 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WSW
(25 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB277E73S
1114 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATB274E72S
1118 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WSW
(29 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATC278E73S
1143 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WSW
(23 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATC275E72S
1145 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WSW
(29 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATB278E73S
1146 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 240).
- 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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