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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Thu 12 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu morning, min -22°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun morning, min -22°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the N by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
 km/h
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
25
N
40
NNW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
20
WNW
10
W
25
NNW
40
NNW
55
N
55
N
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
8
max °C
-18
-19
-19
-20
-21
-22
-21
-21
-18
-18
-18
-19
-22
-21
-21
-20
-19
-18
min °C
-19
-19
-20
-21
-22
-22
-22
-21
-20
-18
-19
-22
-22
-22
-22
-21
-19
-20
-31
-30
-30
-34
-36
-36
-35
-32
-30
-30
-32
-34
-33
-29
-32
-36
-34
-36
500
450
0
350
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
4800
5250
2050
2050
2150
2050
2050
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-19-19-20-21-22-22-22-21-19-18-19-21-22-22-22-21-19-19-15-15-16-16-17-17-17-17-16-14-15-17-18-18-18-17-16-15-9-9-11-10-11-13-14-15-14-11-11-13-14-15-15-14-14-12
Sunrise
1:43
1:50
1:55
2:02
2:10
2:15
Sunset
4:13
4:06
3:59
3:52
3:45
3:37

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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 -18°C on Thu morning, min -22°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun morning, min -22°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the N by Tue 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
ASCATB195E75S
1246 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 103).
- km
ASCATC196E75S
1249 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 98).
- km
ASCATB196E75S
1255 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the S
(21 kph at 178).
- km
ASCATB194E76S
1255 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 113).
- km
ASCATC195E75S
1271 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the ESE
(12 kph at 111).
- km
ASCATC193E76S
1271 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 190).
- km
ASCATB192E76S
1272 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 118).
- km
ASCATC194E76S
1272 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 187).
- km
ASCATC194E75S
1276 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 188).
- km
ASCATC192E76S
1277 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 119).
- 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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