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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 30 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat afternoon, min -29°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu afternoon, min -26°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Wed night, moderate winds from the NE by Thu night).

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
km/h
30
N
45
NW
15
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
10
ENE
5
WNW
20
WNW
45
NNW
25
N
25
NNE
30
ENE
30
NNE
40
N
60
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
2
2
7
1
2
9
max °C
-24
-27
-29
-29
-28
-29
-29
-26
-25
-25
-22
-20
-19
-18
-17
-16
-16
min °C
-26
-28
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-28
-26
-26
-26
-22
-19
-20
-17
-16
-20
-42
-42
-39
-37
-40
-38
-35
-40
-43
-41
-41
-35
-31
-35
-32
-28
-34
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2400
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-33-34-33-33-34-33-32-31-30-28-25-23-23-21-20-22-25-28-29-29-29-29-29-27-26-26-24-21-19-19-17-16-18-19-23-24-25-25-24-25-25-20-21-20-19-16-14-13-12-13
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat afternoon, min -29°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu afternoon, min -26°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Wed night, moderate winds from the NE by Thu 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
ASCATB243E68S
1034 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATB245E68S
1037 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATB244E68S
1037 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NW
(38 kph at 323).
- km
ASCATB271E71S
1125 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WSW
(27 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATB272E71S
1137 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATB244E67S
1142 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATB243E67S
1147 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NW
(40 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATB241E67S
1147 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATB239E67S
1148 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NNW
(34 kph at 335).
- km
ASCATB242E67S
1149 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 322).
- 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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