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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 24 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed afternoon, min -40°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Tue morning, min -40°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the NW by Tue morning).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
km/h
45
ENE
60
E
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
S
15
S
25
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
W
35
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
7
 mm
max °C
-31
-31
-38
-39
-38
-39
-38
-38
-38
-40
-39
-39
-39
-38
-38
-37
-36
min °C
-32
-36
-38
-39
-40
-40
-39
-38
-39
-40
-40
-39
-39
-38
-38
-38
-37
 chill °C
-51
-50
-46
-50
-54
-55
-56
-54
-50
-51
-53
-50
-52
-51
-52
-50
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
6800
3850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-34-38-39-39-40-39-38-39-40-40-39-39-38-38-38-37-28-30-34-35-36-37-36-35-35-36-36-35-35-34-33-33-32-22-24-30-31-31-33-33-31-32-33-33-32-32-32-30-29-28
Sunrise
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 Wed night. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed afternoon, min -40°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Tue morning, min -40°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the NW by Tue 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
ASCATB262E70S
1026 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB263E70S
1047 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATB264E70S
1054 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATC264E70S
1064 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB265E70S
1084 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATC265E70S
1086 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATC266E70S
1094 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATB266E70S
1100 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATB267E70S
1124 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATB262E69S
1125 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 286).
- 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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