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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Mon 03 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon afternoon, min -34°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the N on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the NNE by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun morning, min -33°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, severe gales from the NNW by Sun morning).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
5200
3250
2050
km/h
45
NNW
45
NNE
80
NNE
75
NNE
65
N
50
N
65
WNW
55
NNW
45
N
65
NNW
40
NW
20
WNW
20
SW
40
WSW
45
WSW
35
W
65
NW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
4
5
7
5
2
1
2
3
2
2
 mm
max °C
-26
-26
-28
-28
-29
-33
-33
-29
-28
-29
-29
-30
-32
-30
-28
-27
-25
min °C
-26
-28
-29
-28
-33
-33
-34
-31
-28
-29
-29
-31
-32
-33
-29
-27
-27
 chill °C
-43
-49
-51
-49
-55
-53
-56
-52
-46
-50
-47
-40
-45
-52
-47
-43
-45
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-27-29-28-31-33-34-30-28-29-29-31-32-32-29-27-26-22-23-24-24-27-29-30-26-24-24-24-26-28-27-25-22-21-19-18-18-17-20-23-25-22-19-19-20-21-24-25-22-19-18
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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon afternoon, min -34°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the N on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the NNE by Tue night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun morning, min -33°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, severe gales from the NNW 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
ASCATC252E68S
1080 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NNE
(55 kph at 25).
- km
ASCATB252E68S
1081 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNE
(54 kph at 24).
- km
ASCATC253E68S
1091 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNE
(54 kph at 23).
- km
ASCATB253E68S
1094 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NNE
(56 kph at 24).
- km
ASCATB254E68S
1097 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNE
(54 kph at 19).
- km
ASCATC254E68S
1104 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NNE
(52 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATC255E68S
1109 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNE
(50 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATB255E68S
1114 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNE
(50 kph at 13).
- km
ASCATB256E68S
1120 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNE
(46 kph at 22).
- km
ASCATC256E68S
1125 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNE
(48 kph at 16).
- 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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