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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri night, min -38°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the NNW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue night, min -30°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
3850
2850
2050
2050
2050
3550
7400
km/h
90
NNW
100
NNW
110
N
110
NNW
55
NNW
20
WSW
45
SW
35
W
40
WSW
70
W
80
WSW
90
WSW
90
W
65
WNW
60
NW
55
NW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
9
5
8
4
1
2
 mm
max °C
-24
-24
-25
-28
-32
-37
-34
-33
-30
-28
-26
-22
-17
-20
-22
-25
min °C
-26
-25
-25
-32
-35
-38
-37
-33
-32
-30
-27
-24
-21
-21
-23
-26
 chill °C
-47
-47
-48
-54
-49
-57
-58
-51
-50
-52
-48
-45
-40
-38
-42
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-25-25-30-34-38-36-33-31-29-27-23-19-21-23-26-21-21-21-26-30-34-32-29-27-25-23-19-14-16-18-21-18-15-14-22-29-32-30-25-23-19-19-14-12-14-16-20
Sunrise
5:46
5:35
5:24
5:15
5:05
Sunset
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 Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri night, min -38°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the NNW by Sun morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue night, min -30°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Mon night, strong 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
ASCATB254E69S
970 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNW
(45 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATB256E69S
974 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNW
(45 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATB255E69S
983 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 343).
- km
ASCATB257E69S
1001 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNW
(45 kph at 339).
- km
ASCATB255E68S
1019 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NNW
(47 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATB254E68S
1019 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 338).
- km
ASCATB256E68S
1021 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 341).
- km
ASCATB257E68S
1038 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATB258E68S
1078 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNW
(40 kph at 335).
- km
ASCATB255E67S
1130 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NNW
(47 kph at 331).
- 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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