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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 24 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun morning, min -29°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Sun night, moderate winds from the NNE by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri morning, min -31°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Thu morning, severe gales from the NNE by Fri morning).

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
km/h
45
NNW
25
NE
35
NNE
50
NNE
40
N
40
N
55
NNW
30
NNE
30
N
30
ENE
40
ENE
45
N
25
N
70
NW
60
NNW
80
NNE
65
N
50
NNE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
4
1
5
6
4
6
max °C
-25
-26
-26
-27
-27
-29
-29
-29
-26
-26
-29
-29
-29
-28
-23
-22
-24
-23
min °C
-25
-27
-27
-27
-28
-29
-29
-29
-29
-27
-29
-30
-31
-28
-29
-23
-24
-24
-42
-42
-46
-45
-44
-46
-48
-45
-44
-44
-46
-45
-46
-48
-49
-42
-42
-41
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
8000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
12:00
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 Sun night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun morning, min -29°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Sun night, moderate winds from the NNE by Tue night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri morning, min -31°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Thu morning, severe gales from the NNE 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
1494 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: few
hy2c286E68S
1688 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 238).
- km
hy2c285E68S
1692 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the WSW
(18 kph at 248).
- km
hy2c284E68S
1698 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the W
(10 kph at 260).
- km
hy2c284E67S
1704 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5
Calm
(5 kph at 275).
- km
hy2c283E67S
1712 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 20).
- km
hy2c282E67S
1721 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 55).
- km
hy2c288E68S
1729 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 235).
- km
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 060 to 140 degs)
(17 kph at 100).
6.0 km
Low: overcast
hy2c281E67S
1732 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the ENE
(18 kph at 58).
- 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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