– Lat/Long: 76.80° S 117.70° W
Mount Frakes
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3 Mount Frakes Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun afternoon, min -23°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, gales from the N by Mon night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | some clouds | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | heavy snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | |
Cloud base (m) | 2000 | 2050 | 2050 | 2000 | 2000 | 2050 | 4350 | 2050 | 2050 | 2050 | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 | 2050 | 2050 | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 |
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 cm | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -21 | -22 | -21 | -21 | -20 | -21 | -21 | -20 | -20 | -20 | -23 | -24 | -25 | -25 | -25 | -26 | -26 | -27 |
min °C | -22 | -23 | -22 | -21 | -21 | -21 | -21 | -22 | -20 | -20 | -24 | -25 | -25 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -29 |
chill °C | -38 | -40 | -37 | -36 | -36 | -37 | -36 | -38 | -36 | -37 | -43 | -44 | -44 | -43 | -42 | -36 | -32 | -37 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — |
 | 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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun afternoon, min -23°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, gales from the N by Mon night).
Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Thu 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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Williams Field |  | ||||
ASCATB282E65S | |||||
ASCATB283E65S | |||||
ASCATB282E64S | |||||
ASCATB283E64S | |||||
ASCATB284E64S | |||||
ASCATC284E64S | |||||
ASCATC285E64S | |||||
ASCATB285E64S | |||||
ASCATC286E64S |
* 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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