– Lat/Long: 76.80° S 117.70° W
Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, AntarcticaIssued: 11 pm Wed 19 Aug Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 11 pm Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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3 Mount Frakes Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri night, min -34°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed night, stormy winds from the NNW by Sat morning). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat night, min -41°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNE on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | light snow | light snow | some clouds | clear | cloudy | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | heavy snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | |
Cloud base (m) | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 | 2050 | 3550 | 4600 | 2000 | 2050 | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 | 2050 | 2050 | 4450 | 2000 | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
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 cm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -32 | -32 | -34 | -33 | -31 | -28 | -21 | -22 | -24 | -24 | -32 | -41 | -37 | -33 | -29 | -29 |
min °C | -32 | -33 | -34 | -34 | -32 | -29 | -27 | -22 | -25 | -26 | -39 | -41 | -40 | -35 | -30 | -32 |
chill °C | -49 | -51 | -52 | -52 | -53 | -49 | -46 | -42 | -46 | -48 | -63 | -67 | -65 | -55 | -49 | -53 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | — | 6:11 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | 10:03 | — | — | 10:12 | — | — | 10:22 |
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri night, min -34°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed night, stormy winds from the NNW by Sat morning).
Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat night, min -41°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNE on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Williams Field |  | ||||
hy2c218E61S | |||||
hy2c207E63S | |||||
hy2c219E60S | |||||
hy2c217E61S | |||||
hy2c218E60S | |||||
hy2c205E63S | |||||
hy2c206E63S | |||||
ASCATC206E63S |
* 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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