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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue afternoon, min -30°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat morning, min -30°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the W by Sun night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2050
2100
2250
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
km/h
10
SSW
10
W
20
WNW
45
NNW
35
N
40
NNE
35
N
35
N
40
NNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
NNW
85
NNW
85
NNW
75
N
65
NNW
80
NNW
50
NNW
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Snowflake cm
1
4
2
1
1
3
1
1
5
1
1
2
 mm
max °C
-29
-28
-28
-29
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-29
-26
-21
-16
-17
-18
-27
-28
-28
min °C
-29
-29
-29
-29
-28
-29
-29
-29
-30
-29
-28
-24
-17
-17
-26
-30
-30
-30
 chill °C
-38
-38
-44
-47
-44
-46
-45
-46
-46
-46
-44
-39
-34
-34
-46
-52
-52
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-33-33-32-34-33-33-34-33-30-26-21-21-26-34-34-33-29-29-29-29-28-29-29-29-29-29-27-23-17-17-22-29-29-29-23-24-25-24-24-24-24-24-24-27-25-20-14-14-17-22-23-24
Sunrise
6:41
6:24
6:11
5:58
5:46
5:35
Sunset
9:07
9:25
9:38
9:51
10:03
10:12

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue afternoon, min -30°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat morning, min -30°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the W by Sun night).

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
ASCATB270E66S
1579 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 154).
- km
ASCATB271E66S
1605 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SSE
(23 kph at 149).
- km
ASCATB272E66S
1616 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 148).
- km
ASCATC272E66S
1626 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SSE
(29 kph at 147).
- km
ASCATC273E66S
1633 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 152).
- km
ASCATB273E66S
1645 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SSE
(32 kph at 159).
- km
ASCATB274E66S
1652 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SSE
(32 kph at 159).
- km
ASCATC274E66S
1665 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(35 kph at 161).
- km
ASCATB270E65S
1679 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 162).
- km
ASCATC275E66S
1679 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SSE
(36 kph at 159).
- 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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