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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 02 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun morning, min -32°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the N on Mon night, stormy winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Thu morning, min -35°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2100
km/h
60
NNW
55
N
55
NNW
60
NW
45
NNW
45
NNE
70
NNE
85
NNE
65
N
65
N
70
NW
35
NW
25
NNW
10
N
5
ENE
10
WSW
25
WSW
50
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
3
4
5
4
4
6
5
2
1
 mm
max °C
-25
-25
-25
-26
-25
-25
-27
-28
-29
-33
-33
-31
-30
-30
-31
-32
-33
-34
min °C
-25
-25
-27
-27
-27
-26
-27
-28
-32
-33
-33
-32
-30
-30
-32
-33
-33
-35
 chill °C
-43
-43
-46
-45
-44
-45
-47
-50
-55
-55
-55
-50
-45
-39
-32
-47
-49
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun morning, min -32°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the N on Mon night, stormy winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Thu morning, min -35°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu 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
ASCATB262E66S
1429 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 359).
- km
ASCATB263E66S
1446 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATC265E66S
1465 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 3).
- km
ASCATB264E66S
1469 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 6).
- km
ASCATB265E66S
1475 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the N
(27 kph at 7).
- km
ASCATB262E65S
1538 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the N
(34 kph at 3).
- km
ASCATB263E65S
1544 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 4).
- km
ASCATB269E66S
1561 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 3).
- km
ASCATB270E66S
1568 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the N
(23 kph at 359).
- km
ASCATB264E65S
1571 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 6).
- 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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