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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri afternoon, min -29°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, near gales from the WNW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri night, min -32°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the N on Sun morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2150
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2100
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
km/h
20
WNW
40
NNW
40
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
25
N
30
NW
50
WNW
35
NNW
80
NNW
90
NNW
80
NNW
65
N
90
N
60
NW
35
W
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Snowflake cm
1
4
2
1
5
2
3
13
3
 mm
max °C
-29
-29
-28
-28
-28
-28
-29
-25
-24
-17
-17
-19
-20
-27
-31
-29
min °C
-29
-29
-28
-29
-28
-29
-29
-28
-25
-23
-18
-20
-21
-32
-32
-31
 chill °C
-41
-46
-44
-45
-44
-46
-46
-47
-40
-40
-36
-38
-38
-55
-53
-50
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-33-33-33-33-33-34-30-28-24-22-24-25-33-35-34-29-29-28-29-28-29-29-27-25-20-18-20-21-30-32-30-25-24-24-24-23-24-24-23-21-17-14-13-14-24-27-28
Sunrise
6:24
6:11
5:58
5:46
5:35
Sunset
9:25
9:38
9:51
10:03
10:12

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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 afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri afternoon, min -29°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, near gales from the WNW by Fri morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri night, min -32°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the N on Sun morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Mon 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
hy2b242E67S
1083 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 315).
- km
hy2b245E67S
1086 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATB254E68S
1087 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 241).
- km
hy2b253E67S
1112 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATB255E68S
1112 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 238).
- km
hy2b254E67S
1113 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 232).
- km
hy2b241E67S
1114 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 315).
- km
hy2b243E67S
1116 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATB254E67S
1119 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATB257E68S
1119 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 227).
- 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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