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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 14 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu afternoon, min -41°C on Tue morning). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat afternoon, min -36°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, stormy winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
km/h
15
SSE
35
SE
35
S
15
SSW
20
WSW
40
SW
35
WSW
55
WNW
40
WNW
30
S
50
SSW
65
SSW
40
SW
60
W
55
W
50
SW
60
WSW
45
NW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
-41
-38
-30
-29
-29
-23
-19
-18
-24
-31
-35
-26
-20
-18
-19
-27
-24
-24
min °C
-41
-40
-34
-29
-30
-30
-21
-21
-29
-33
-36
-35
-22
-21
-25
-28
-26
-26
 chill °C
-54
-60
-51
-40
-45
-47
-35
-38
-39
-52
-58
-56
-37
-38
-44
-46
-45
-46
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
4850
2050
2150
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2150
2000
3150
2050
2150
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-44-42-36-33-33-31-25-25-31-35-38-34-25-24-27-33-31-29-41-39-32-29-30-27-20-20-27-32-36-31-21-20-22-28-25-25-40-39-33-28-27-23-15-14-22-27-33-30-18-16-18-23-21-20
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 -18°C on Thu afternoon, min -41°C on Tue morning). Mainly near gales.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat afternoon, min -36°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, stormy winds from the NNW by Sun 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
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-28° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
ASCATC218E62S
1863 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the S
(60 kph at 190).
- km
hy2c219E62S
1884 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SSW
(43 kph at 200).
- km
hy2c218E62S
1897 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 200).
- km
hy2c220E62S
1900 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SSW
(47 kph at 200).
- km
ASCATC217E62S
1901 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
68
Gales from the S
(68 kph at 186).
- km
hy2c220E61S
1912 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 200).
- km
hy2c219E61S
1924 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 200).
- km
hy2c217E62S
1937 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 200).
- km
hy2c218E61S
1937 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SSW
(40 kph at 198).
- 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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