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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun afternoon, min -25°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sun night, moderate winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed night, min -25°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed night, strong winds from the E by Fri night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2350
2100
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
km/h
35
WSW
45
SW
70
SW
70
SSW
60
SSW
65
SSW
40
S
40
S
40
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
30
NE
25
ENE
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-20
-19
-20
-23
-23
-24
-25
-24
-24
-24
-23
-22
-22
-22
-23
-25
-24
-22
min °C
-20
-19
-24
-23
-23
-25
-25
-25
-25
-24
-23
-23
-22
-23
-24
-25
-25
-24
 chill °C
-33
-33
-44
-41
-41
-43
-41
-42
-38
-36
-35
-33
-30
-34
-32
-37
-39
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-23-26-27-27-29-29-29-29-29-28-27-27-27-29-30-29-27-20-19-22-23-23-25-25-25-25-24-23-23-22-23-24-25-25-23-15-15-19-23-22-24-25-26-26-25-25-22-21-22-23-24-23-21
Sunrise
4:30
4:22
4:13
4:05
3:58
3:50
Sunset
11:14
11:22
11:30
11:37
11:44
11:51

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun afternoon, min -25°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sun night, moderate winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed night, min -25°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed night, strong winds from the E by Fri 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
ASCATC233E66S
1216 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the E
(45 kph at 100).
- km
ASCATC232E66S
1224 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the E
(40 kph at 97).
- km
ASCATC235E66S
1242 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 101).
- km
ASCATC234E66S
1250 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the E
(43 kph at 93).
- km
ASCATC231E66S
1254 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the E
(42 kph at 90).
- km
ASCATC236E66S
1275 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 93).
- km
ASCATC236E65S
1286 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 90).
- km
ASCATC235E65S
1295 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the E
(40 kph at 91).
- km
ASCATC234E65S
1297 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the E
(44 kph at 92).
- km
ASCATC233E65S
1311 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the E
(49 kph at 93).
- 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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