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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Wed 18 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon morning, min -25°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat morning, calm by Sat night).

Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
40
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
40
NW
20
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
20
NW
30
NNW
35
N
25
N
5
N
5
S
10
SW
20
W
35
WNW
30
NW
20
NNW
2
3
7
1
1
max °C
-15
-16
-19
-21
-21
-21
-20
-20
-21
-23
-24
-24
-25
-24
-21
-20
-22
-23
min °C
-15
-18
-22
-21
-21
-22
-20
-20
-22
-24
-24
-25
-25
-25
-24
-21
-22
-24
-27
-31
-35
-35
-32
-30
-26
-30
-35
-38
-36
-25
-31
-32
-34
-35
-35
-36
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2350
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2100
2000
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-22-26-26-26-26-25-25-26-28-29-29-29-29-28-26-27-29-15-17-21-21-21-22-20-20-22-24-24-25-25-25-23-21-22-24-11-13-15-16-17-18-17-17-18-19-20-21-21-22-20-16-17-19
Sunrise
2:23
2:29
2:35
2:43
2:48
2:55
Sunset
3:30
3:22
3:15
3:08
3:02
2:55

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon morning, min -25°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat morning, calm by Sat 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
ASCATC243E74S
357 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(33 kph at 51).
- km
ASCATC244E74S
360 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 45).
- km
ASCATC248E74S
361 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the E
(29 kph at 81).
- km
ASCATC242E74S
364 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 41).
- km
ASCATC246E74S
367 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 58).
- km
ASCATC241E74S
368 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNE
(40 kph at 31).
- km
ASCATC245E74S
369 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 52).
- km
ASCATC247E74S
370 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 61).
- km
ASCATC244E73S
372 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NE
(34 kph at 43).
- km
ASCATC242E73S
375 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNE
(42 kph at 28).
- 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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