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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 17 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat night, min -39°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue afternoon, min -22°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
km/h
50
SSW
60
SSW
75
SW
60
SW
35
WSW
35
W
55
WNW
70
WNW
100
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
35
WSW
60
WNW
70
WNW
65
NW
45
W
30
WSW
35
NNW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
3
1
2
 mm
max °C
-39
-37
-25
-23
-19
-16
-17
-19
-19
-20
-20
-19
-19
-18
-18
-21
-20
-18
min °C
-39
-39
-35
-24
-20
-18
-18
-20
-21
-21
-20
-22
-20
-19
-22
-21
-21
-21
 chill °C
-62
-63
-58
-42
-33
-32
-35
-38
-38
-37
-36
-40
-37
-36
-38
-36
-34
-37
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
4200
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-41-34-28-24-22-23-24-25-26-26-26-25-24-25-26-26-24-39-38-30-24-20-17-18-20-20-21-20-21-20-19-20-21-21-20-36-36-27-18-16-13-16-18-17-17-17-17-16-14-15-16-17-16
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat night, min -39°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue afternoon, min -22°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

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
ASCATB255E67S
1230 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATB256E67S
1234 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATB257E67S
1252 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATC257E67S
1255 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATB258E67S
1263 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATB255E66S
1336 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATB256E66S
1345 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATC257E66S
1356 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATB257E66S
1357 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB258E66S
1372 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 257).
- 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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