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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri night, min -37°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue night, min -32°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
3900
2250
2000
2050
2300
9900
5500
km/h
55
NW
90
NNW
105
NNW
110
NNW
105
NNW
45
NNW
20
SW
40
SW
45
W
40
WSW
60
W
95
W
105
W
130
WNW
110
WNW
60
NW
45
NW
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Snowflake cm
1
11
5
7
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-27
-24
-24
-25
-29
-33
-37
-34
-32
-30
-27
-26
-23
-19
-20
-22
-26
min °C
-29
-26
-24
-27
-32
-35
-37
-37
-33
-32
-29
-26
-23
-21
-20
-25
-26
 chill °C
-48
-47
-46
-51
-54
-47
-52
-57
-52
-50
-47
-48
-44
-42
-40
-40
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-25-24-26-31-34-37-36-33-31-28-26-23-20-20-24-26-25-22-21-23-28-31-34-32-28-27-24-22-19-16-15-19-22-21-19-15-16-23-30-32-30-25-24-20-19-15-12-15-18-20
Sunrise
5:46
5:35
5:24
5:15
5:05
Sunset
9:51
10:03
10:12
10:22
10:33
10:41

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri night, min -37°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue night, min -32°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu 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
ASCATC246E68S
1037 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NNW
(60 kph at 338).
- km
ASCATC245E68S
1041 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NNW
(60 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATC247E68S
1045 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NNW
(59 kph at 337).
- km
ASCATC248E68S
1051 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NNW
(58 kph at 338).
- km
ASCATC252E68S
1080 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 332).
- km
ASCATC253E68S
1085 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNW
(53 kph at 332).
- km
ASCATC254E68S
1107 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NNW
(55 kph at 327).
- km
ASCATC255E68S
1115 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNW
(53 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATC256E68S
1125 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NW
(53 kph at 323).
- km
ASCATC257E68S
1136 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 318).
- 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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