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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Mon morning, min -35°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri night, min -33°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, stormy winds from the N by Sat night).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2100
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
km/h
50
NNW
40
NNW
15
NW
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
N
35
NNW
35
NNE
45
WNW
60
WNW
45
NW
85
NNW
85
NNW
85
N
90
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
2
1
1
4
2
2
11
 mm
max °C
-30
-32
-33
-34
-34
-32
-33
-32
-32
-31
-32
-30
-26
-24
-19
-20
-22
-24
min °C
-31
-33
-34
-35
-34
-33
-33
-33
-33
-31
-32
-33
-28
-25
-22
-21
-23
-24
 chill °C
-49
-48
-47
-48
-46
-46
-51
-52
-52
-48
-50
-50
-47
-42
-41
-40
-43
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-33-34-35-34-33-33-33-33-31-32-32-27-25-21-21-23-24-27-29-29-30-29-29-29-29-28-27-28-28-23-21-16-17-19-20-22-24-25-25-25-25-24-24-24-23-23-23-20-19-14-13-14-14
Sunrise
7:03
6:41
6:24
6:11
5:58
5:46
Sunset
8:48
9:07
9:25
9:38
9:51
10:03

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Mon morning, min -35°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri night, min -33°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, stormy winds from the N by Sat 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
ASCATB266E67S
1400 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SSE
(32 kph at 164).
- km
ASCATB267E67S
1407 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(37 kph at 167).
- km
ASCATB265E66S
1487 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(37 kph at 160).
- km
ASCATB266E66S
1492 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(37 kph at 160).
- km
ASCATB267E66S
1520 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SSE
(39 kph at 154).
- km
ASCATB268E66S
1533 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SSE
(39 kph at 151).
- km
ASCATB269E66S
1564 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSE
(45 kph at 146).
- km
ASCATB274E67S
1567 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SE
(38 kph at 137).
- km
ASCATB270E66S
1572 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SE
(45 kph at 144).
- km
ASCATB265E65S
1589 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SSE
(42 kph at 166).
- 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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