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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Tue 30 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue night, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Tue night, moderate winds from the ENE by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun morning, min -22°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
 km/h
40
E
50
ESE
30
ENE
40
E
40
E
35
E
25
E
35
E
35
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
3
2
2
5
2
2
7
5
6
1
max °C
-20
-19
-19
-19
-20
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-22
-22
-21
-19
-17
-17
-17
min °C
-21
-21
-19
-19
-20
-21
-21
-22
-21
-22
-22
-22
-22
-21
-18
-17
-18
-35
-37
-31
-32
-34
-35
-33
-35
-34
-33
-33
-31
-32
-32
-27
-26
-27
0
0
250
250
0
50
0
0
50
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-24-23-24-25-25-26-26-26-26-27-26-26-24-22-21-22-21-20-19-19-20-21-21-22-21-22-22-22-22-20-18-17-18-16-15-12-13-13-14-14-14-14-15-16-15-16-14-12-13-14
Sunrise
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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue night, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Tue night, moderate winds from the ENE by Thu morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun morning, min -22°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
ASCATC242E74S
361 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SE
(51 kph at 131).
- km
ASCATB242E74S
367 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SE
(51 kph at 134).
- km
ASCATB243E74S
367 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SE
(58 kph at 138).
- km
ASCATC244E74S
368 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SE
(56 kph at 137).
- km
ASCATC243E74S
369 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SE
(60 kph at 128).
- km
ASCATC245E74S
374 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SE
(55 kph at 134).
- km
ASCATB245E74S
377 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SE
(54 kph at 135).
- km
ASCATB246E74S
379 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SE
(54 kph at 130).
- km
ASCATC242E73S
388 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SE
(50 kph at 130).
- km
ASCATB247E74S
391 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SE
(49 kph at 141).
- 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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