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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm 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 afternoon, min -28°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Thu night, severe gales from the NE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue morning, min -24°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NE on Sun morning, moderate winds from the NW 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
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
30
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
25
NNW
30
NNW
40
N
50
NNW
45
NNE
75
NE
85
NE
65
NE
30
NE
45
N
50
N
35
N
40
N
40
NNW
25
NW
2
3
2
6
18
6
7
7
4
2
1
2
2
3
max °C
-27
-28
-28
-27
-24
-19
-15
-13
-14
-23
-24
-22
-22
-20
-18
-17
-17
-17
min °C
-28
-28
-28
-27
-26
-23
-17
-14
-21
-24
-24
-24
-23
-21
-20
-17
-17
-17
-44
-44
-43
-41
-40
-38
-31
-27
-40
-42
-42
-38
-41
-37
-34
-30
-30
-29
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
550
250
50
50
0
0
0
250
350
550
Cloud base (m)
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-28-27-25-21-16-14-18-24-24-23-23-21-19-17-17-17-23-24-24-24-22-18-13-11-14-19-20-19-19-17-16-14-13-13-17-18-19-19-20-16-10-7-9-12-13-13-13-13-12-9-9-8
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 afternoon, min -28°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Thu night, severe gales from the NE by Sat night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue morning, min -24°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NE on Sun morning, moderate winds from the NW 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
hy2c216E72S
925 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 255).
- km
hy2c211E72S
1091 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SW
(23 kph at 228).
- km
hy2c209E72S
1102 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SW
(25 kph at 218).
- km
hy2c210E72S
1121 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SW
(21 kph at 222).
- km
hy2c211E71S
1128 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SW
(21 kph at 215).
- km
hy2c212E71S
1138 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the SSW
(12 kph at 205).
- km
hy2c208E72S
1154 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SW
(25 kph at 228).
- km
hy2c209E71S
1156 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SW
(21 kph at 222).
- km
hy2c210E71S
1158 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SSW
(18 kph at 205).
- km
hy2c206E72S
1186 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 260).
- 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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