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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue night, min -29°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun night, min -26°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Fri night, near gales from the SW by Sat night).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2100
2050
2050
2050
2400
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
3600
km/h
50
N
40
NNE
20
NNW
20
NW
10
W
5
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
25
SSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
50
WSW
40
SW
35
WSW
25
W
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Snowflake cm
3
3
2
 mm
max °C
-22
-23
-23
-24
-24
-24
-24
-27
-27
-22
-21
-18
-18
-20
-17
-16
min °C
-23
-24
-24
-24
-24
-24
-26
-28
-29
-26
-21
-20
-25
-22
-19
-19
 chill °C
-40
-39
-37
-37
-32
-30
-36
-41
-43
-40
-35
-33
-43
-37
-32
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-29-30-29-29-29-30-32-31-28-25-24-26-26-23-23-23-24-24-24-24-24-25-28-28-24-21-19-22-21-18-18-18-19-19-21-21-22-23-24-27-22-17-14-16-17-14-14
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
7:46
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
8:06

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue night, min -29°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun night, min -26°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Fri night, near gales from the SW by Sat 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
ASCATC233E69S
938 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SSW
(34 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATB253E69S
973 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 317).
- km
ASCATB254E69S
974 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATC234E68S
978 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NW
(25 kph at 313).
- km
ASCATC233E68S
980 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 209).
- km
ASCATB253E68S
985 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 318).
- km
ASCATC256E69S
986 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 343).
- km
ASCATC257E69S
988 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 343).
- km
ASCATB255E69S
988 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNW
(32 kph at 341).
- km
ASCATC255E69S
992 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the N
(27 kph at 349).
- 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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