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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -33°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sun night, extremely windy from the W by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Fri morning). Mainly near gales.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2050
3750
2250
2000
3700
2050
3800
5000
2150
km/h
25
SW
25
WNW
35
WSW
45
W
100
W
115
W
105
W
85
WNW
80
WNW
50
WNW
50
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
60
W
30
W
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
-29
-29
-27
-20
-15
-13
-12
-17
-17
-17
-16
-15
-16
-19
-19
-19
min °C
-33
-29
-29
-25
-19
-14
-15
-17
-18
-18
-18
-15
-19
-20
-19
-20
 chill °C
-49
-43
-45
-40
-38
-32
-31
-34
-35
-32
-33
-26
-30
-36
-35
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-33-33-27-22-19-19-23-23-23-22-20-23-25-24-25-31-29-28-23-17-14-14-17-18-18-17-15-18-20-19-20-29-25-24-19-14-10-12-15-16-15-15-14-16-16-16-15
Sunrise
5:24
5:15
5:05
4:56
4:47
Sunset
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 -12°C on Tue night, min -33°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sun night, extremely windy from the W by Tue morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Fri morning). Mainly near gales.

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
ASCATB244E68S
980 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NNE
(23 kph at 31).
- km
ASCATB243E68S
994 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NE
(45 kph at 40).
- km
ASCATB245E68S
1001 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the NNE
(12 kph at 30).
- km
ASCATB242E68S
1019 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NE
(40 kph at 37).
- km
ASCATB243E67S
1039 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(33 kph at 37).
- km
ASCATB244E67S
1045 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 36).
- km
ASCATB245E67S
1046 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
8
Light winds from the NNE
(8 kph at 31).
- km
ASCATB242E67S
1054 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NE
(41 kph at 38).
- km
ASCATB246E67S
1066 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
8
Light winds from the NNE
(8 kph at 29).
- km
ASCATB241E67S
1108 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 35).
- 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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