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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Thu 05 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat night, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Thu night, stormy winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NE on Sun morning, light winds from the NE by Tue night).

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
30
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
20
NNW
25
NNW
40
N
50
N
50
NNE
80
NNE
100
NNE
95
NE
55
NE
50
NNE
35
N
35
N
40
NNE
40
NNE
25
N
2
1
2
1
3
7
20
6
7
10
5
1
2
2
1
max °C
-27
-28
-28
-27
-25
-19
-15
-14
-13
-19
-22
-23
-22
-21
-18
-17
-17
-16
min °C
-28
-28
-29
-27
-26
-23
-17
-14
-17
-21
-23
-23
-22
-22
-20
-18
-17
-17
-44
-44
-43
-40
-39
-38
-31
-27
-35
-41
-43
-42
-38
-36
-35
-32
-30
-28
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
350
400
200
0
250
0
0
0
300
400
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-29-27-26-21-16-14-15-20-23-23-22-22-19-18-17-17-23-24-24-24-22-18-13-11-12-17-19-19-19-18-15-14-14-13-17-18-19-19-20-16-9-7-8-11-13-13-13-14-13-10-9-8
Sunrise
12:52
12:59
1:07
1:14
1:21
1:29
Sunset
5:07
4:59
4:51
4:43
4:36
4:28

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat night, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Thu night, stormy winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NE on Sun morning, light winds from the NE by Tue 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
ASCATC205E77S
944 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATB205E77S
947 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 213).
- km
ASCATC204E77S
969 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 205).
- km
ASCATB204E77S
972 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 204).
- km
ASCATC203E77S
992 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB203E77S
995 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATC202E77S
1017 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the W
(21 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATB202E77S
1021 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the W
(21 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATB204E75S
1033 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 204).
- km
ASCATB203E76S
1034 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SSW
(27 kph at 197).
- 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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