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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 23 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri night, min -31°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon morning, min -33°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
4350
5250
2050
2200
2200
2400
2050
2450
2250
km/h
40
W
30
W
25
WSW
35
SW
30
W
35
WNW
65
WSW
55
WNW
75
WSW
75
WSW
45
WSW
30
W
70
W
60
WSW
45
WSW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
WSW
55
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-30
-30
-29
-23
-23
-23
-26
-25
-24
-23
-22
-22
-23
-30
-31
-28
-27
-28
-26
min °C
-31
-31
-30
-26
-23
-24
-27
-25
-24
-24
-22
-22
-28
-31
-32
-33
-27
-28
-27
 chill °C
-48
-47
-44
-41
-37
-38
-46
-43
-44
-44
-38
-36
-48
-50
-51
-50
-43
-44
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-31-30-25-23-24-27-25-24-24-22-22-26-31-32-31-27-28-27-27-27-26-20-18-18-21-20-20-19-18-18-21-27-27-26-23-23-22-24-25-24-19-15-16-17-16-15-14-14-15-16-21-23-24-22-18-19
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri night, min -31°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Sun afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon morning, min -33°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.

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
ASCATC270E72S
965 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATB270E72S
971 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATC271E72S
974 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB271E72S
983 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB272E72S
994 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATC272E73S
997 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATC272E72S
997 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATB273E72S
1007 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATB273E73S
1008 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATC274E73S
1022 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 251).
- 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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