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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 05 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -33°C on Wed morning). Mainly severe gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun night, min -28°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the NW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
light snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
clear
clear
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2000
2050
2000
2050
2050
2100
2350
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
km/h
55
N
75
NW
70
N
85
NNW
55
NNW
35
SW
45
WSW
55
WSW
50
W
40
WNW
45
WNW
35
NW
35
WNW
25
W
35
NW
50
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNE
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Snowflake cm
2
2
5
2
2
1
3
1
3
 mm
max °C
-33
-29
-28
-28
-29
-31
-32
-30
-28
-27
-26
-26
-26
-25
-24
-24
-24
-25
min °C
-33
-32
-29
-28
-31
-32
-33
-31
-30
-28
-27
-27
-26
-25
-25
-24
-25
-27
 chill °C
-54
-55
-51
-50
-48
-50
-52
-51
-49
-45
-44
-44
-42
-38
-39
-41
-38
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-31-29-28-30-32-33-31-29-28-27-27-26-25-25-24-25-26-29-27-25-23-25-28-28-26-25-24-22-22-22-22-21-20-20-21-23-22-19-18-19-23-25-22-20-19-18-18-20-21-18-16-16-17
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 Wed night. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -33°C on Wed morning). Mainly severe gales.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun night, min -28°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the NW by Mon morning).

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
ASCATB241E69S
877 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the N
(49 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATB242E69S
893 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATB243E69S
910 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNW
(46 kph at 345).
- km
ASCATC243E69S
915 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the N
(36 kph at 353).
- km
ASCATC244E69S
924 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 356).
- km
ASCATB242E68S
932 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATB243E68S
934 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 345).
- km
ASCATB241E68S
936 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 349).
- km
ASCATC244E68S
939 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the N
(36 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATC248E68S
960 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the N
(27 kph at 352).
- 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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