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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Tue morning, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu night, min -23°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, near gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2200
2000
5100
2050
8400
2350
2650
4750
4350
2100
km/h
50
WSW
95
W
120
W
105
WNW
95
NW
85
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
W
15
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
30
NW
50
NNW
30
W
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
max °C
-20
-15
-13
-13
-17
-16
-16
-16
-17
-18
-18
-18
-18
-18
-21
-21
min °C
-23
-18
-15
-17
-18
-17
-18
-17
-18
-19
-18
-18
-18
-19
-22
-23
 chill °C
-38
-36
-34
-34
-36
-32
-31
-30
-30
-29
-30
-30
-28
-33
-38
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-21-19-20-23-22-22-22-23-24-23-24-23-24-26-27-22-17-14-15-18-17-17-17-18-19-18-18-18-19-22-22-17-14-10-12-16-15-14-15-13-14-15-14-15-15-18-19
Sunrise
5:15
5:05
4:56
4:47
4:39
Sunset
10:33
10:41
10:49
10:59
11:07

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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 -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Tue morning, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu night, min -23°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, near gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

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
ASCATB251E68S
1047 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 203).
- km
ASCATC252E68S
1050 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 206).
- km
ASCATB252E68S
1059 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 201).
- km
ASCATC253E68S
1065 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SSW
(61 kph at 202).
- km
ASCATC256E68S
1068 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSW
(53 kph at 193).
- km
ASCATC251E68S
1074 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SSW
(32 kph at 201).
- km
ASCATB251E67S
1083 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 182).
- km
ASCATB252E67S
1083 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the S
(21 kph at 184).
- km
ASCATC254E68S
1083 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
69
Gales from the SSW
(69 kph at 202).
- km
ASCATC255E68S
1084 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
69
Gales from the SSW
(69 kph at 202).
- 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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