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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 28 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -30°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, near gales from the NNW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun night, min -24°C on Sat night). Mainly near gales.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
4300
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2000
2050
2050
5350
2000
2050
2050
2050
km/h
30
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
35
WNW
45
NW
50
NNW
45
NNW
55
NNW
55
NNE
50
NW
60
WNW
25
WNW
35
NW
55
NNW
60
NNW
55
N
70
N
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Snowflake cm
1
1
4
2
3
3
 mm
max °C
-27
-23
-23
-21
-19
-18
-17
-20
-20
-21
-21
-23
-23
-22
-21
-20
-23
-22
-21
min °C
-30
-25
-23
-22
-20
-18
-20
-20
-21
-22
-23
-23
-24
-22
-21
-22
-23
-22
-22
 chill °C
-46
-38
-36
-35
-32
-31
-36
-36
-36
-38
-39
-40
-42
-34
-34
-39
-40
-39
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-29-28-26-24-23-23-25-26-27-27-29-29-27-25-25-27-27-26-29-24-23-22-20-18-19-20-21-22-22-23-24-22-21-21-23-22-22-25-24-21-20-17-14-16-16-17-17-17-17-20-20-18-17-19-18-17
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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -30°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, near gales from the NNW by Fri morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun night, min -24°C on Sat night). Mainly near gales.

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
hy2b239E67S
1101 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(32 kph at 32).
- km
hy2b241E67S
1127 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 30).
- km
hy2b238E67S
1134 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(33 kph at 38).
- km
hy2b242E67S
1137 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 28).
- km
hy2b240E67S
1140 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 38).
- km
hy2b239E66S
1155 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NE
(32 kph at 38).
- km
hy2b248E67S
1161 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 335).
- km
hy2b243E66S
1167 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 28).
- km
ASCATB249E66S
1170 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 355).
- km
hy2b238E66S
1172 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NE
(34 kph at 42).
- 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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