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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun afternoon, min -26°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat night, severe gales from the SW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed night, min -25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2200
2300
2100
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
25
WSW
35
WSW
45
SW
70
SW
60
SSW
60
SSW
70
SSW
50
S
40
S
35
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
15
SE
0
NNE
10
NNE
35
N
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-20
-20
-19
-20
-23
-23
-24
-25
-25
-24
-23
-22
-19
-19
-19
-20
min °C
-21
-20
-19
-25
-24
-24
-25
-26
-26
-25
-24
-23
-22
-19
-19
-23
 chill °C
-32
-34
-33
-45
-42
-42
-44
-43
-42
-41
-37
-37
-32
-19
-27
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-24-23-26-27-28-29-30-30-30-28-27-25-24-24-26-21-20-19-23-24-24-25-26-26-25-24-23-21-19-19-22-18-15-15-19-23-22-24-26-26-27-25-24-20-18-18-21
Sunrise
4:30
4:22
4:13
4:05
3:58
Sunset
11:14
11:22
11:30
11:37
11:44

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun afternoon, min -26°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat night, severe gales from the SW by Sun night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed night, min -25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue night, calm by Thu 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.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Mid: few
ASCATB267E65S
1553 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATB269E65S
1562 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATB272E66S
1567 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATB270E66S
1574 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NW
(34 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATB271E66S
1578 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 311).
- km
ASCATB268E65S
1585 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATB270E65S
1596 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATB271E65S
1611 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the NW
(12 kph at 322).
- km
1612 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
26 km
Mid: few

* 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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