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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 30 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Wed morning, min -39°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue afternoon, near gales from the N by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Fri morning, min -40°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
km/h
30
NNE
30
N
45
NNE
45
NNE
45
NE
50
ESE
40
E
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
20
E
30
ESE
35
E
25
E
30
S
45
SSW
35
SSW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
2
4
2
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-36
-36
-34
-30
-31
-32
-37
-38
-36
-35
-35
-35
-37
-38
-36
-36
-38
-39
min °C
-36
-37
-36
-31
-32
-37
-38
-39
-38
-36
-36
-36
-38
-38
-38
-37
-39
-40
 chill °C
-54
-57
-57
-50
-51
-58
-57
-58
-57
-56
-55
-52
-57
-57
-56
-57
-60
-60
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-37-35-31-32-35-38-39-37-36-36-36-38-38-37-37-39-40-32-33-31-26-28-31-34-35-33-31-31-31-34-35-33-33-35-36-28-28-27-21-22-26-28-30-27-26-26-29-31-32-31-32-33-34
Sunrise
12:00
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Wed morning, min -39°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue afternoon, near gales from the N by Tue night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Fri morning, min -40°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun night).

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
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (17 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
ASCATB192E64S
2221 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WSW
(59 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATB191E65S
2224 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the SW
(62 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATB193E64S
2227 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the WSW
(62 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATB191E64S
2242 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATB190E65S
2256 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATB189E65S
2263 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SSW
(59 kph at 209).
- km
ASCATB190E64S
2275 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB193E63S
2286 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATB189E64S
2299 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 250).
- 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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