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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 20 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat afternoon, min -36°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, gales from the NNW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Tue afternoon, min -37°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Tue afternoon, light winds from the N by Fri morning).

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
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snow showers
light snow
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cloud
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
35
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
40
NE
25
NNE
15
N
25
NW
60
NNW
70
N
65
NNE
40
NE
35
NE
65
ENE
65
NE
45
ENE
30
ENE
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Snowflake cm
2
1
3
1
2
5
2
1
7
1
2
 mm
max °C
-30
-31
-31
-31
-32
-35
-35
-34
-32
-31
-32
-32
-31
-31
-32
-32
-33
min °C
-31
-32
-31
-31
-35
-35
-35
-36
-32
-32
-33
-33
-31
-33
-33
-33
-36
 chill °C
-47
-47
-46
-47
-55
-50
-48
-49
-53
-55
-56
-52
-48
-54
-55
-53
-53
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2100
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-32-31-31-34-35-35-35-32-32-33-33-31-32-33-33-35-26-27-26-26-29-31-31-30-28-28-28-29-27-27-28-28-31-21-22-21-21-24-27-26-27-23-24-23-24-21-21-22-22-25
Sunrise
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 Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat afternoon, min -36°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, gales from the NNW by Tue morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Tue afternoon, min -37°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Tue afternoon, light winds from the N by Fri 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
ASCATC260E70S
981 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 170).
- km
ASCATC261E70S
997 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 130).
- km
ASCATC254E69S
999 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 255).
- km
ASCATC255E69S
1006 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
64
Gales from the WSW
(64 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATC262E70S
1014 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 57).
- km
ASCATC256E69S
1026 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
65
Gales from the WSW
(65 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATC263E70S
1032 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 25).
- km
ASCATC257E69S
1036 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATC258E69S
1046 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATC259E69S
1058 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 229).
- 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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