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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Sat 06 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun morning, min -21°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -23°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the SSE by Tue night).

Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
SSW
15
SW
5
ESE
35
SSE
55
SSE
40
SSE
30
SSE
10
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
 cm 
2
2
4
1
 mm 
max°C
-20
-20
-20
-19
-19
-19
-20
-19
-19
-20
-22
-23
-22
-20
-20
-20
-19
-17
min°C
-20
-21
-21
-19
-19
-19
-20
-19
-20
-21
-22
-23
-23
-21
-20
-20
-19
-18
chill°C 
-27
-27
-27
-19
-19
-24
-25
-28
-20
-30
-36
-40
-38
-34
-28
-30
-29
-28
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2150
4750
2300
2150
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
4800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-24-25-23-23-24-24-23-24-26-27-27-27-25-24-23-23-22-20-21-21-19-19-19-20-19-20-21-22-23-23-21-20-20-19-18-16-18-18-15-17-15-14-16-15-14-15-17-16-16-17-15-16-14
Sunrise
12:00
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun morning, min -21°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -23°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the SSE by Tue 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
ASCATB178E77S
1535 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB179E77S
1561 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATB177E77S
1563 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WSW
(23 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATB179E76S
1572 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the W
(16 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATB178E76S
1589 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the WSW
(16 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB176E77S
1591 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 213).
- km
ASCATC176E77S
1593 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATB175E77S
1610 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 200).
- km
ASCATB177E76S
1612 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SW
(18 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATC175E77S
1615 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SSW
(38 kph at 205).
- 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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