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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri morning, min -25°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4250
3800
2250
4100
2350
2150
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
30
WSW
40
SW
70
SW
70
SSW
65
SSW
60
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
55
S
55
S
55
S
35
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-18
-18
-19
-19
-20
-20
-20
-19
-20
-23
-22
-21
-21
-23
-23
-23
-22
-20
min °C
-18
-18
-20
-19
-20
-21
-20
-19
-25
-23
-22
-22
-22
-23
-23
-23
-22
-21
 chill °C
-27
-25
-30
-30
-30
-31
-32
-33
-46
-41
-40
-39
-38
-40
-40
-40
-38
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-23-25-25-25-25-25-23-26-27-26-26-26-28-27-27-27-26-18-18-20-19-20-21-20-19-23-23-22-22-22-23-23-23-22-21-15-15-16-17-18-18-16-15-19-22-21-20-20-21-23-24-23-19
Sunrise
4:47
4:39
4:30
4:22
4:13
4:05
Sunset
10:59
11:07
11:14
11:22
11:30
11:37

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri morning, min -25°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Sun night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed 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
1494 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: few
hy2c276E66S
1702 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SSW
(21 kph at 200).
- km
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
69
Gales from the S
(69 kph at 170).
1.8 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c274E65S
1745 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the S
(12 kph at 180).
- km
hy2c275E65S
1758 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the SSE
(14 kph at 168).
- km
hy2c277E65S
1766 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the SSW
(16 kph at 192).
- km
hy2c274E64S
1778 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 168).
- km
hy2c276E65S
1783 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 188).
- km
hy2c273E64S
1797 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the SSE
(14 kph at 158).
- km
hy2c275E64S
1800 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the S
(12 kph at 172).
- 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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