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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 19 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed night, min -28°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat night, min -26°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
10
E
10
NE
15
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
N
25
WNW
20
W
45
WNW
45
NW
40
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
30
NNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
max °C
-27
-27
-26
-26
-25
-24
-25
-26
-26
-25
-25
-23
-22
-20
-18
-18
-18
-19
min °C
-27
-28
-28
-26
-25
-24
-25
-26
-28
-26
-25
-24
-22
-21
-19
-18
-18
-20
-36
-39
-39
-33
-31
-33
-37
-37
-39
-39
-37
-40
-38
-35
-31
-28
-28
-32
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
5600
5350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-32-31-30-30-27-28-29-30-30-29-27-26-25-23-22-22-24-27-28-27-26-25-24-25-26-27-26-25-24-22-21-19-18-18-20-26-27-26-24-23-23-23-23-24-22-22-20-19-18-17-16-16-17
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed night, min -28°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat night, min -26°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW 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
hy2c277E70S
1346 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NNE
(25 kph at 25).
- km
hy2c277E69S
1355 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNE
(29 kph at 30).
- km
hy2c276E69S
1357 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(33 kph at 35).
- km
hy2c278E70S
1357 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 25).
- km
hy2c279E70S
1359 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NNE
(18 kph at 25).
- km
hy2c281E71S
1360 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 228).
- km
hy2c275E69S
1360 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NE
(36 kph at 38).
- km
hy2c280E70S
1362 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
- km
hy2c274E69S
1364 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 35).
- km
hy2c272E68S
1378 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NNE
(34 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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