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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue night, min -27°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Wed morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun morning, min -27°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Sun morning).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4150
4950
4500
2050
2050
2100
7500
2000
2000
2050
4250
2350
2050
2050
2050
km/h
40
NW
65
NNW
60
N
35
NW
35
W
20
WSW
25
W
55
NW
60
NNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
40
NW
85
NW
75
NW
60
WNW
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Snowflake cm
3
2
2
 mm
max °C
-15
-17
-20
-24
-26
-26
-23
-25
-26
-25
-23
-21
-19
-13
-14
-14
min °C
-17
-18
-21
-27
-27
-26
-25
-26
-26
-27
-23
-22
-20
-15
-14
-16
 chill °C
-32
-35
-36
-43
-43
-39
-37
-45
-45
-44
-36
-34
-32
-32
-29
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
3:14
3:05
2:59
2:51
2:45
Sunset
12:25
12:32
12:37
12:45
12:51

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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 -15°C on Tue night, min -27°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Wed morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun morning, min -27°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Sun 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
ASCATB254E67S
1124 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 41).
- km
ASCATC253E67S
1131 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NE
(32 kph at 35).
- km
ASCATC254E67S
1133 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(33 kph at 39).
- km
ASCATB253E67S
1134 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(33 kph at 41).
- km
ASCATC255E67S
1135 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(37 kph at 30).
- km
ASCATB255E67S
1141 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NE
(34 kph at 48).
- km
ASCATC252E67S
1144 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NE
(32 kph at 37).
- km
ASCATB252E67S
1146 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NE
(34 kph at 38).
- km
ASCATB256E67S
1146 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 63).
- km
ASCATC256E67S
1152 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(33 kph at 51).
- 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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