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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 23 Jul Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat afternoon, min -27°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, stormy winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon afternoon, min -28°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
4350
5250
2050
2200
2200
2400
2050
2450
2250
km/h
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
WNW
50
WSW
45
WNW
65
W
60
SW
35
WSW
20
WSW
65
WSW
45
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
45
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-26
-26
-25
-18
-18
-17
-20
-19
-19
-18
-18
-17
-18
-26
-27
-24
-22
-23
-21
min °C
-27
-27
-26
-22
-18
-19
-22
-20
-20
-20
-18
-18
-24
-27
-27
-28
-23
-23
-23
 chill °C
-36
-36
-36
-34
-29
-30
-38
-36
-39
-37
-31
-28
-41
-43
-42
-42
-36
-36
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-31-30-25-23-24-27-25-24-24-22-22-26-31-32-31-27-28-27-27-27-26-20-18-18-21-20-20-19-18-18-21-27-27-26-23-23-22-24-25-24-19-15-16-17-16-15-14-14-15-16-21-23-24-22-18-19
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

Loading...

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat afternoon, min -27°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, stormy winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon afternoon, min -28°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.

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
ASCATC257E66S
1282 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATC256E66S
1286 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 318).
- km
ASCATC252E66S
1307 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 332).
- km
ASCATC254E66S
1314 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 334).
- km
ASCATC252E65S
1314 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATC253E65S
1318 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNW
(32 kph at 332).
- km
ASCATC258E66S
1324 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 327).
- km
ASCATC254E65S
1331 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 343).
- km
ASCATC255E66S
1335 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 318).
- km
ASCATC259E66S
1350 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 329).
- 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.

Mount Frakes Photos