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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Fri 10 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sun afternoon, min -36°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri morning, near gales from the N by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Tue night, min -40°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
AM
PM
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
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
km/h
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
5
WSW
25
WNW
45
NNW
45
N
45
ENE
40
E
40
E
35
ESE
35
SE
40
SE
35
S
25
SW
30
SW
50
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
4
2
1
 mm
max °C
-33
-34
-34
-36
-35
-32
-30
-29
-31
-33
-36
-40
-39
-34
-30
-30
-31
-33
min °C
-33
-34
-35
-36
-35
-35
-31
-30
-33
-35
-39
-40
-40
-37
-33
-30
-33
-35
 chill °C
-41
-43
-46
-49
-43
-49
-51
-48
-52
-55
-59
-60
-60
-57
-52
-44
-51
-56
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
5500
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-38-39-40-39-38-35-34-36-38-40-43-42-39-36-34-36-37-33-34-35-36-35-34-31-30-32-34-38-40-40-36-32-30-32-34-31-31-32-33-32-31-27-28-28-29-33-36-38-36-32-30-31-33
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 Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sun afternoon, min -36°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri morning, near gales from the N by Sun morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Tue night, min -40°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed 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
1494 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
3.6 km
High: few
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
clear
Clear
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 120).
10.0 km
ASCATB221E62S
1782 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATB220E62S
1802 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATB219E62S
1813 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATB218E62S
1851 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NNW
(58 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATB217E62S
1880 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the NNW
(67 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATB221E61S
1894 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATB220E61S
1907 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WNW
(34 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATB216E62S
1911 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the NNW
(67 kph at 348).
- 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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