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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun afternoon, min -29°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed night, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed night, strong winds from the N by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2300
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
45
WSW
60
SW
85
SW
80
SW
70
SW
75
SSW
45
S
40
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
15
SE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
50
NNE
50
N
40
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
2
5
 mm
max °C
-24
-23
-24
-27
-27
-28
-29
-29
-28
-27
-27
-25
-25
-26
-26
-27
-28
-25
min °C
-24
-23
-28
-28
-27
-29
-29
-29
-28
-28
-27
-26
-25
-26
-27
-29
-29
-27
 chill °C
-40
-40
-51
-50
-47
-49
-47
-46
-44
-43
-43
-38
-36
-40
-42
-47
-48
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-23-26-28-27-29-29-29-28-28-27-26-25-26-27-28-29-26-20-19-23-24-24-25-25-24-24-23-23-21-20-22-23-23-24-22-15-15-19-23-22-24-25-26-26-24-23-20-19-21-20-20-20-18
Sunrise
4:30
4:22
4:13
4:05
3:58
3:50
Sunset
11:14
11:22
11:30
11:37
11:44
11:51

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun afternoon, min -29°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed night, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed night, strong winds from the N by Fri afternoon).

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
ASCATB257E67S
1254 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 112).
- km
ASCATB257E66S
1360 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 79).
- km
ASCATB258E66S
1364 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
8
Light winds from the E
(8 kph at 91).
- km
ASCATB259E66S
1389 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the ENE
(37 kph at 73).
- km
ASCATB260E66S
1400 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ENE
(36 kph at 75).
- km
ASCATB261E66S
1418 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the E
(27 kph at 80).
- km
ASCATB262E66S
1425 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the E
(23 kph at 82).
- km
ASCATB257E65S
1466 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB258E65S
1480 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB259E65S
1493 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 279).
- 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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