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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sat 18 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat night, min -24°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun night, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue night, min -31°C on Thu night). Mainly gales.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2050
3550
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
km/h
60
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
60
WNW
80
WNW
75
WNW
70
WNW
85
NW
50
W
45
NW
50
WNW
30
W
50
N
55
NW
60
NNW
40
SW
60
SSW
55
SSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
4
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-22
-18
-17
-17
-19
-19
-19
-20
-20
-20
-21
-19
-20
-21
-22
-28
-30
-31
min °C
-24
-19
-18
-18
-19
-21
-20
-20
-21
-21
-21
-22
-22
-22
-27
-29
-30
-31
 chill °C
-42
-32
-32
-34
-37
-38
-38
-39
-33
-36
-37
-39
-39
-39
-41
-48
-50
-51
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-24-22-23-23-25-25-26-26-26-26-26-26-27-30-33-35-36-23-19-18-18-19-20-20-20-21-21-21-21-21-22-25-29-30-31-18-16-13-15-17-17-16-16-16-16-16-17-16-18-19-22-25-27
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 -17°C on Sat night, min -24°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun night, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue night, min -31°C on Thu night). Mainly 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
ASCATB236E65S
1287 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB237E65S
1358 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATB234E65S
1380 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATB235E65S
1389 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB237E64S
1393 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the W
(25 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB233E65S
1395 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATB235E64S
1398 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATB232E65S
1403 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATB236E64S
1404 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATB234E64S
1414 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 309).
- 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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