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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 17 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue night, min -27°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the E by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri night, min -29°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, near gales from the NW by Fri night).

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
10
E
10
ENE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
40
E
30
NNE
35
N
35
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
30
WNW
40
WNW
55
NW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
3
2
2
max °C
-27
-27
-27
-27
-27
-27
-27
-27
-24
-25
-26
-26
-29
-28
-26
-24
-23
-22
min °C
-27
-27
-27
-27
-27
-27
-27
-27
-26
-27
-27
-29
-29
-28
-27
-25
-23
-23
-36
-36
-32
-34
-36
-34
-34
-38
-39
-43
-40
-44
-45
-42
-41
-39
-38
-40
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4550
5400
4700
4000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
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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

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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 Tue night, min -27°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the E by Tue night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri night, min -29°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, near gales from the NW 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
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-22° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB292E69S
1806 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
10
Light winds from the S
(10 kph at 183).
- km
ASCATB292E68S
1851 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATB291E66S
2074 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSW
(53 kph at 213).
- km
ASCATB292E66S
2097 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATB293E66S
2112 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SW
(60 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATB291E65S
2169 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATB292E65S
2199 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SW
(58 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATB293E65S
2222 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SSW
(61 kph at 213).
- km
ASCATB294E65S
2246 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SSW
(59 kph at 212).
- 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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