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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 16 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -25°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri afternoon, min -35°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Mon morning).

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
km/h
20
WNW
20
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
25
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
45
NNE
45
NE
45
ENE
45
NE
45
NNE
35
ENE
40
ENE
30
ENE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
4
2
1
6
4
2
4
2
3
3
max °C
-20
-22
-23
-23
-24
-24
-25
-21
-22
-23
-24
-26
-27
-25
-25
-26
-29
min °C
-21
-23
-23
-24
-24
-24
-25
-24
-23
-23
-26
-27
-28
-27
-25
-27
-33
-31
-34
-37
-40
-40
-37
-41
-40
-37
-39
-43
-44
-46
-45
-40
-45
-47
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2100
2300
3600
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-27-28-28-29-29-29-27-27-27-30-31-32-31-30-31-35-21-23-23-24-24-24-25-23-23-23-25-27-28-26-25-27-31-18-20-20-20-20-21-20-18-19-18-19-21-21-20-19-20-25
Sunrise
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -25°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri afternoon, min -35°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Mon morning).

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
ASCATC256E69S
1016 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 160).
- km
ASCATC262E70S
1021 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 54).
- km
ASCATB262E70S
1023 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NE
(32 kph at 47).
- km
ASCATC257E69S
1034 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SSE
(31 kph at 147).
- km
ASCATC263E70S
1037 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 44).
- km
ASCATB263E70S
1039 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 38).
- km
ASCATB257E69S
1042 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 127).
- km
ASCATB258E69S
1047 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the ENE
(27 kph at 76).
- km
ASCATC258E69S
1053 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 25).
- km
ASCATC264E70S
1054 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 28).
- 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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