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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat afternoon, min -31°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the SW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun afternoon, min -34°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
km/h
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
W
15
SW
25
SW
50
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
40
NW
60
NNW
60
N
50
NNE
35
N
25
N
15
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-29
-28
-28
-30
-30
-27
-26
-25
-25
-25
-23
-23
-26
-29
-30
-33
-34
-33
min °C
-29
-29
-29
-31
-31
-29
-26
-25
-26
-26
-24
-25
-28
-29
-32
-33
-34
-33
 chill °C
-41
-41
-40
-44
-46
-48
-43
-42
-39
-40
-38
-43
-48
-49
-50
-50
-49
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-29-31-31-28-26-25-26-26-24-24-27-29-31-33-34-33-24-24-24-27-28-25-22-21-22-22-20-20-23-25-27-29-29-29-22-21-21-23-26-22-17-17-17-19-17-17-20-21-23-24-25-25
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
7:46
7:03
6:41
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
8:06
8:48
9:07

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat afternoon, min -31°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the SW by Fri night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun afternoon, min -34°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW 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
ASCATB242E70S
723 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NE
(25 kph at 46).
- km
ASCATC243E70S
726 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATC242E70S
731 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NE
(25 kph at 50).
- km
ASCATB243E70S
733 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NE
(24 kph at 36).
- km
ASCATB241E70S
734 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 38).
- km
ASCATC240E70S
737 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 26).
- km
ASCATC241E70S
739 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NE
(27 kph at 46).
- km
ASCATC239E70S
741 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(32 kph at 33).
- km
ASCATB240E70S
742 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NE
(32 kph at 34).
- km
ASCATB244E70S
743 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 35).
- 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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