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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 23 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat afternoon, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun night, min -28°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun night, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2000
2050
2050
2050
3650
2050
2050
3650
2050
4300
2400
2150
km/h
65
NW
65
WNW
30
W
15
W
20
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
WNW
55
WNW
85
WSW
45
W
60
WNW
50
WNW
35
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
-22
-24
-27
-26
-24
-20
-19
-18
-20
-20
-17
-16
-17
-16
-22
-26
-28
-24
min °C
-23
-27
-29
-26
-25
-22
-19
-20
-22
-21
-19
-18
-17
-20
-26
-27
-28
-28
 chill °C
-41
-44
-44
-36
-36
-36
-32
-33
-35
-33
-35
-37
-31
-38
-42
-40
-41
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-30-32-31-29-26-24-25-26-26-23-22-21-23-29-32-32-30-23-26-28-26-25-21-19-19-21-21-18-17-17-18-24-27-28-26-17-20-26-27-24-18-16-15-17-18-15-12-14-15-20-21-24-24
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 -18°C on Sat afternoon, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Fri morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun night, min -28°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun night, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue 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
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-21° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
ASCATC206E64S
1907 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the SSW
(66 kph at 209).
- km
ASCATC205E64S
1924 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the SSW
(66 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATC204E64S
1937 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SSW
(60 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATC203E64S
1946 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SSW
(58 kph at 206).
- km
ASCATC207E63S
1958 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SSW
(52 kph at 213).
- km
ASCATC206E63S
1971 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 215).
- km
ASCATC213E62S
1972 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the SSW
(66 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATC214E62S
1980 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SSW
(60 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATC212E62S
1980 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
69
Gales from the SSW
(69 kph at 206).
- 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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