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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 08 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri afternoon, min -31°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon morning, min -33°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Mon morning, light winds from the NNE by Wed night).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
km/h
60
NNE
50
NNE
45
E
20
N
35
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
35
WNW
60
NNW
50
N
30
NW
30
WSW
25
WNW
30
ENE
50
E
35
E
20
NNE
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1
4
5
1
2
2
2
1
2
max °C
-25
-24
-25
-28
-29
-30
-29
-28
-25
-27
-29
-31
-31
-29
-27
-30
-30
-30
min °C
-27
-24
-28
-29
-30
-31
-29
-29
-27
-28
-30
-33
-32
-30
-30
-30
-31
-32
-46
-41
-44
-42
-47
-43
-37
-38
-42
-47
-47
-46
-48
-45
-49
-49
-45
-44
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2100
2100
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-24-27-29-30-31-29-29-26-28-30-32-32-30-29-30-31-31-23-21-23-24-26-28-26-25-23-25-26-28-27-25-26-27-28-27-18-16-17-19-23-26-25-25-23-22-23-24-24-23-24-25-25-25
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 Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri afternoon, min -31°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon morning, min -33°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Mon morning, light winds from the NNE by Wed 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
1494 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
6.0 km
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 330 to 040 degs)
(13 kph at 0).
9.0 km
Low: overcast
hy2c296E64S
2384 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 228).
- km
hy2c297E64S
2386 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 228).
- km
hy2c296E63S
2402 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 225).
- km
hy2c295E63S
2419 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 232).
- km
hy2c294E62S
2460 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).
- km
hy2c295E62S
2478 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 245).
- km
hy2c293E62S
2480 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the W
(21 kph at 260).
- km
hy2c297E63S
2493 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 230).
- 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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