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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -34°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed night, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2100
2050
2400
2400
2000
2250
7100
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
20
WSW
30
SW
25
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
105
W
125
W
105
W
90
WNW
80
WNW
40
WNW
35
NW
40
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
-34
-30
-29
-27
-20
-15
-14
-13
-17
-17
-16
-16
-18
-17
-17
-17
-18
min °C
-34
-33
-29
-29
-25
-19
-15
-16
-17
-18
-17
-17
-19
-18
-17
-18
-20
 chill °C
-49
-49
-43
-45
-40
-38
-34
-32
-35
-34
-32
-29
-31
-29
-29
-30
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-35-33-33-27-22-19-19-23-23-22-22-24-23-22-23-24-34-32-29-28-23-17-15-15-17-18-17-17-19-18-17-18-19-32-29-25-24-19-14-11-12-16-17-17-17-17-16-15-15-16
Sunrise
5:24
5:15
5:05
4:56
4:47
Sunset
10:12
10:22
10:33
10:41
10:49
10:59

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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 -13°C on Tue night, min -34°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Tue morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed night, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

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
ASCATB249E69S
872 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATC245E69S
875 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATC246E69S
888 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATB248E69S
894 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATC247E69S
899 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATB247E69S
919 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SW
(29 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATB246E69S
933 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATC248E69S
937 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATC249E69S
946 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SW
(32 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATC248E68S
971 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SW
(25 kph at 216).
- 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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