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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed afternoon, min -19°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon morning, min -21°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
3400
3850
3650
4200
2050
4300
5150
5400
2150
km/h
95
WNW
85
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
W
25
WNW
25
NNW
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-16
-15
-16
-17
-17
-17
-18
-19
-19
-19
-19
-20
-19
-19
-17
-16
-16
-17
min °C
-16
-16
-17
-18
-18
-18
-19
-19
-19
-19
-20
-20
-19
-19
-19
-16
-17
-21
 chill °C
-33
-32
-30
-30
-28
-28
-30
-29
-29
-28
-27
-27
-30
-31
-32
-25
-27
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-21-22-23-23-23-24-24-24-24-25-25-24-23-23-21-21-24-16-16-17-18-18-18-19-19-19-19-20-20-19-19-18-16-17-19-16-16-15-14-15-15-15-16-16-16-17-18-17-17-16-15-14-15
Sunrise
5:05
4:56
4:47
4:39
4:30
4:22
Sunset
10:41
10:49
10:59
11:07
11:14
11:22

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed afternoon, min -19°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon morning, min -21°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun 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
hy2c247E67S
1134 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 135).
- km
hy2c248E67S
1137 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SE
(25 kph at 125).
- km
hy2c246E67S
1143 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 140).
- km
hy2c242E67S
1143 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 98).
- km
hy2c254E67S
1157 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 138).
- km
hy2c246E66S
1161 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SE
(21 kph at 142).
- km
hy2c256E67S
1174 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SSE
(33 kph at 148).
- km
hy2c243E66S
1175 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 128).
- km
hy2c248E66S
1175 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 128).
- km
hy2c253E67S
1176 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 132).
- 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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