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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue night, min -37°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon morning, extremely windy from the W by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu afternoon, min -25°C on Fri morning). Mainly gales.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2050
3750
2250
2000
3700
2050
3800
5000
2150
km/h
40
SW
35
W
40
WSW
55
WSW
105
W
115
W
100
W
90
NW
75
WNW
55
WNW
55
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
45
WNW
65
W
45
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
-33
-33
-32
-24
-20
-18
-17
-22
-23
-22
-21
-20
-21
-24
-24
-25
min °C
-37
-33
-33
-30
-23
-19
-20
-23
-23
-23
-23
-20
-24
-25
-24
-25
 chill °C
-56
-50
-52
-48
-44
-39
-38
-43
-42
-40
-40
-34
-38
-43
-42
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-33-33-27-22-19-19-23-23-23-22-20-23-25-24-25-31-29-28-23-17-14-14-17-18-18-17-15-18-20-19-20-29-25-24-19-14-10-12-15-16-15-15-14-16-16-16-15
Sunrise
5:24
5:15
5:05
4:56
4:47
Sunset
10:22
10:33
10:41
10:49
10:59

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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 -17°C on Tue night, min -37°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon morning, extremely windy from the W by Tue morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu afternoon, min -25°C on Fri morning). Mainly 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
ASCATC255E69S
930 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATC254E69S
939 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATC257E69S
955 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATC256E69S
973 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB244E68S
980 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NNE
(23 kph at 31).
- km
ASCATB243E68S
994 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NE
(45 kph at 40).
- km
ASCATB245E68S
1001 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the NNE
(12 kph at 30).
- km
ASCATC258E69S
1005 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATC254E68S
1012 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 164).
- km
ASCATB242E68S
1019 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NE
(40 kph at 37).
- 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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