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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue morning, min -38°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the N on Sat night, moderate winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue night, min -25°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2200
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
115
N
110
NNW
40
NW
20
WNW
50
SW
35
W
45
WSW
60
W
50
W
85
W
95
W
115
WNW
80
WNW
75
WNW
60
NW
50
NW
45
WNW
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Snowflake cm
8
5
1
1
 mm
max °C
-25
-28
-34
-36
-34
-33
-31
-28
-23
-20
-18
-20
-21
-21
-24
-25
-24
min °C
-26
-33
-34
-38
-38
-34
-33
-29
-26
-22
-20
-21
-21
-22
-25
-25
-25
 chill °C
-50
-55
-53
-57
-59
-51
-52
-48
-44
-41
-39
-42
-40
-41
-42
-42
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-31-34-37-36-34-32-29-25-21-19-21-21-22-25-25-25-21-27-30-34-33-29-27-25-21-16-14-16-16-17-20-20-20-15-23-29-32-30-26-24-20-17-12-11-14-15-17-18-19-19
Sunrise
5:35
5:24
5:15
5:05
4:56
Sunset
10:03
10:12
10:22
10:33
10:41
10:49

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue morning, min -38°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the N on Sat night, moderate winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue night, min -25°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the WNW by Thu 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
ASCATC247E69S
880 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the N
(66 kph at 1).
- km
ASCATB243E69S
915 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the N
(65 kph at 0).
- km
ASCATB244E69S
917 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the N
(66 kph at 0).
- km
ASCATC243E69S
917 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the N
(64 kph at 359).
- km
ASCATC244E69S
922 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the N
(66 kph at 357).
- km
ASCATC246E69S
927 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the N
(66 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATC245E69S
931 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
65
Gales from the N
(65 kph at 0).
- km
ASCATC252E69S
980 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the N
(52 kph at 353).
- km
ASCATC253E69S
980 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the N
(51 kph at 353).
- km
ASCATB249E68S
1007 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the N
(55 kph at 0).
- 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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