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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 20 Aug Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri night, min -36°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue night, min -37°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, extremely windy from the WNW by Tue night).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
Cloud base (m)
2050
2100
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
4200
2150
2000
2000
km/h
35
NW
70
WNW
55
NW
85
NNW
100
NNW
105
NNW
105
NNW
85
N
40
NNW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
W
30
WSW
50
W
95
WNW
115
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
8
5
7
16
6
 mm
max °C
-32
-29
-27
-24
-24
-24
-25
-26
-33
-34
-32
-31
-29
-24
-23
-21
min °C
-34
-31
-29
-26
-25
-25
-26
-30
-36
-37
-33
-31
-31
-26
-25
-22
 chill °C
-54
-53
-48
-45
-47
-47
-48
-52
-52
-56
-51
-48
-47
-44
-47
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-30-28-25-25-25-26-28-35-36-33-31-30-25-24-22-29-26-25-22-21-21-21-24-30-33-28-26-25-21-20-17-25-23-21-18-15-14-15-18-29-31-25-23-23-17-17-14
Sunrise
5:58
5:46
5:35
5:24
5:15
Sunset
9:51
10:03
10:12
10:22
10:33

Loading...

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri night, min -36°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Sat night, moderate winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue night, min -37°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, extremely windy from the WNW by Tue 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
hy2b244E68S
1021 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 308).
- km
hy2b246E68S
1022 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 298).
- km
hy2b243E68S
1034 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 322).
- km
hy2b245E68S
1035 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 302).
- km
hy2b244E67S
1040 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 312).
- km
hy2b245E67S
1046 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NW
(18 kph at 308).
- km
hy2b243E67S
1048 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 340).
- km
hy2b246E67S
1056 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NW
(23 kph at 305).
- km
hy2b247E67S
1093 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NW
(27 kph at 312).
- km
hy2b254E68S
1099 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 288).
- 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.

Mount Frakes Photos