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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Mon 16 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue afternoon, min -27°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Mon afternoon, gales from the N by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri afternoon, min -29°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the NE by Sun morning).

Mon
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
30
WNW
30
WNW
50
NNW
65
NNW
70
N
50
N
45
NNE
30
NNE
45
NW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WNW
35
NW
60
NW
35
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
2
2
8
3
3
7
1
2
2
1
max °C
-22
-19
-18
-17
-17
-19
-20
-23
-26
-27
-25
-24
-23
-24
-25
-27
-28
min °C
-23
-21
-19
-18
-18
-19
-21
-27
-27
-27
-26
-24
-24
-25
-26
-28
-29
-36
-33
-34
-34
-35
-34
-37
-42
-43
-40
-38
-37
-40
-44
-40
-43
-44
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2800
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-20-19-18-18-19-21-25-27-27-26-24-24-25-26-28-29-18-16-15-14-14-15-16-20-21-22-21-19-19-21-22-23-24-16-14-12-12-10-11-12-14-17-18-18-16-16-16-17-19-19
Sunrise
2:15
2:23
2:29
2:35
2:43
Sunset
3:45
3:37
3:30
3:22
3:15
3:08

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue afternoon, min -27°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Mon afternoon, gales from the N by Tue night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri afternoon, min -29°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the NE by Sun morning).

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
ASCATC247E74S
389 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the W
(18 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATC248E74S
394 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATB248E74S
395 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the N
(21 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATC256E75S
450 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 78).
- km
ASCATB256E75S
452 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the ENE
(40 kph at 70).
- km
ASCATC257E75S
456 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 82).
- km
ASCATB251E72S
646 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATC251E72S
647 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATC252E72S
659 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATB252E72S
659 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 282).
- 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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