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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 29 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri afternoon, min -38°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed night, moderate winds from the NW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat afternoon, min -32°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNE on Sun night, strong winds from the NE by Mon night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
km/h
70
WNW
75
NW
85
NNW
65
N
50
NNW
25
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
55
NW
75
N
70
N
60
NNE
80
NNE
80
NNE
80
NNE
80
N
55
NNE
45
NE
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2
2
1
2
2
5
5
5
10
4
2
3
max °C
-29
-30
-31
-32
-35
-35
-34
-28
-28
-27
-26
-26
-29
-30
-30
-29
-27
-26
min °C
-30
-31
-32
-33
-35
-38
-37
-30
-29
-27
-27
-29
-30
-30
-32
-30
-29
-27
-51
-54
-55
-54
-56
-58
-59
-49
-48
-48
-47
-51
-52
-52
-55
-52
-48
-46
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
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-30-31-32-33-35-37-36-29-29-27-27-28-30-30-31-30-28-27-26-26-27-29-31-33-32-26-26-24-23-24-26-26-26-26-24-23-22-23-23-24-27-32-32-25-23-21-21-20-21-21-21-20-20-19
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

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri afternoon, min -38°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed night, moderate winds from the NW by Thu afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat afternoon, min -32°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNE on Sun night, strong winds from the NE by Mon night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Frakes at the specific elevation of 3675 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
ASCATB224E68S
1182 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the NNW
(61 kph at 345).
- km
ASCATC224E68S
1191 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the N
(57 kph at 349).
- km
ASCATB223E68S
1198 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NNW
(58 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATC223E68S
1207 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the N
(53 kph at 351).
- km
ASCATC224E67S
1212 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATB224E67S
1213 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 349).
- km
ASCATB223E67S
1219 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the N
(53 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATC223E67S
1236 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the N
(56 kph at 353).
- km
ASCATC222E67S
1244 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the N
(60 kph at 351).
- km
ASCATC221E68S
1244 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the N
(66 kph at 354).
- 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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