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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 12 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri night, min -31°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat afternoon, min -33°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, severe gales from the NW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
5300
2100
2000
2000
2050
2100
2150
2000
2000
2000
km/h
40
NNE
30
N
25
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
50
SW
45
WSW
35
W
45
S
35
WSW
40
WSW
50
WNW
80
NW
70
NW
40
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
5
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-28
-30
-29
-29
-29
-28
-31
-29
-26
-24
-23
-27
-27
-25
-23
-27
-29
-31
min °C
-28
-30
-30
-29
-29
-29
-31
-31
-28
-25
-24
-29
-27
-26
-26
-28
-30
-33
 chill °C
-45
-46
-45
-40
-40
-40
-44
-46
-46
-41
-38
-47
-42
-42
-45
-49
-51
-52
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-30-30-29-29-29-31-30-27-25-24-28-27-26-25-28-30-32-24-25-25-25-24-25-27-27-24-21-20-24-23-21-20-24-25-27-19-20-22-22-22-22-23-26-21-16-15-18-19-17-15-19-20-22
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
7:46
7:03
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
8:06
8:48

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri night, min -31°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat afternoon, min -33°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, severe gales from the NW by Mon 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
ASCATB264E68S
1267 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 52).
- km
ASCATB264E67S
1362 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NE
(27 kph at 52).
- km
ASCATB265E67S
1386 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 54).
- km
ASCATB266E67S
1396 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NE
(29 kph at 56).
- km
ASCATB267E67S
1422 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NE
(34 kph at 55).
- km
ASCATB268E67S
1434 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NE
(32 kph at 55).
- km
ASCATB264E66S
1464 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the ENE
(21 kph at 66).
- km
ASCATB265E66S
1487 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the ENE
(25 kph at 60).
- km
ASCATB266E66S
1493 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 58).
- km
ASCATB267E66S
1522 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NE
(27 kph at 56).
- 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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