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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 16 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat night, min -39°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Thu night, severe gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue afternoon, min -25°C on Wed morning). Mainly stormy winds.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light snow
km/h
20
SW
50
SSW
60
SSW
70
SW
55
SW
35
WSW
40
W
70
WNW
70
WNW
80
NW
70
WNW
50
WNW
75
NW
80
NW
75
NNW
75
NNW
70
WNW
50
NW
40
NNW
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Snowflake cm
1
4
1
3
 mm
max °C
-27
-39
-37
-25
-22
-19
-16
-18
-19
-20
-20
-20
-18
-18
-17
-20
-23
-24
-24
min °C
-37
-39
-39
-34
-24
-20
-18
-18
-20
-21
-21
-21
-20
-19
-18
-21
-25
-25
-26
 chill °C
-58
-62
-63
-57
-42
-33
-33
-35
-38
-40
-39
-36
-38
-37
-36
-39
-43
-42
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
2050
2050
3750
2050
4000
2700
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-42-40-33-28-24-22-23-24-25-26-26-24-23-23-26-29-30-30-32-39-38-30-23-20-17-18-20-21-21-21-19-19-18-21-24-25-25-28-36-36-27-19-17-13-16-18-17-18-16-16-16-16-17-18-20-20
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 -16°C on Sat night, min -39°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Thu night, severe gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue afternoon, min -25°C on Wed morning). Mainly stormy winds.

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
ASCATB246E66S
1238 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATB247E66S
1239 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB248E66S
1242 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATB242E66S
1250 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATB245E66S
1257 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATB241E66S
1258 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB244E66S
1259 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATB243E65S
1263 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATB246E65S
1266 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB245E65S
1267 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 280).
- 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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