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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 15 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri afternoon, min -30°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon afternoon, min -31°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
30
SW
15
SSW
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NE
20
NNW
40
NW
40
NNE
35
NNE
25
N
15
W
30
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
2
max °C
-26
-25
-25
-25
-25
-26
-27
-28
-28
-29
-27
-27
-29
-29
-28
-28
-28
-29
min °C
-27
-25
-25
-25
-25
-27
-28
-28
-30
-31
-28
-29
-29
-29
-29
-28
-29
-31
-41
-35
-31
-33
-30
-41
-42
-42
-41
-45
-44
-46
-45
-43
-40
-43
-44
-44
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
3950
4150
2050
2050
2100
2000
2000
2000
2000
5300
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-29-29-29-29-31-32-32-33-35-33-32-33-33-33-32-33-34-27-25-25-25-25-27-28-28-29-30-28-28-29-29-29-28-29-30-26-25-26-26-25-25-26-26-27-27-24-24-24-24-26-25-26-27
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 -25°C on Fri afternoon, min -30°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon afternoon, min -31°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon night, light winds from the WNW 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
hy2c262E71S
879 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 220).
- km
hy2c263E71S
890 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 235).
- km
hy2c257E70S
914 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the W
(12 kph at 278).
- km
hy2c256E70S
923 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 322).
- km
hy2c256E69S
928 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
- km
hy2c260E70S
934 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 245).
- km
hy2c264E71S
935 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 240).
- km
hy2c259E70S
939 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WSW
(21 kph at 252).
- km
hy2c265E71S
939 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 245).
- km
hy2c255E69S
942 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 22).
- 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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