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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Wed 29 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Fri night, min -38°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon night, min -33°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NE on Sun morning, moderate winds from the N by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
km/h
80
NNW
60
N
35
NNW
35
WSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
45
WNW
60
NNW
60
N
50
NNE
75
NE
70
NNE
45
NNE
50
NNE
40
NNW
45
ENE
45
NE
40
NE
50
ENE
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2
3
1
1
4
3
4
2
1
2
1
1
6
max °C
-31
-32
-35
-35
-34
-28
-27
-27
-27
-28
-30
-32
-31
-32
-28
-26
-28
-28
-29
min °C
-31
-33
-35
-38
-36
-30
-28
-27
-27
-29
-31
-33
-32
-32
-30
-28
-28
-28
-31
-54
-53
-53
-57
-58
-50
-46
-46
-46
-50
-54
-55
-52
-52
-48
-46
-46
-45
-50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
2050
2000
2050
2050
2100
2100
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2000
2000
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-31-33-35-37-35-29-28-27-27-29-31-33-32-32-29-27-28-28-30-27-28-31-34-32-26-24-24-23-25-27-28-28-28-24-24-24-24-26-23-24-27-33-31-25-21-21-22-22-23-23-23-23-22-20-20-20-20
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 Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Fri night, min -38°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon night, min -33°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NE on Sun morning, moderate winds from the N by Mon afternoon).

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
ASCATB260E71S
805 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SW
(45 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATB261E71S
812 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATC260E71S
847 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 245).
- km
ASCATB262E71S
847 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATB263E71S
868 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATC261E71S
872 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATB264E71S
876 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATB254E70S
889 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 318).
- km
ASCATC262E71S
891 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB255E70S
893 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 316).
- 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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