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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 11 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue night, min -32°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Sun night).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2100
2050
2050
2050
2400
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
3600
km/h
55
N
40
NNE
20
N
15
NW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
W
30
SSW
40
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
65
WSW
55
SW
45
WSW
30
W
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Snowflake cm
3
3
2
 mm
max °C
-27
-28
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-32
-30
-26
-25
-23
-23
-25
-22
-21
min °C
-28
-29
-30
-29
-29
-29
-30
-32
-32
-29
-25
-24
-29
-26
-24
-24
 chill °C
-47
-46
-44
-42
-38
-38
-43
-44
-48
-47
-42
-40
-50
-44
-40
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-29-30-29-29-29-30-32-31-28-25-24-26-26-23-23-23-24-24-24-24-24-25-28-28-24-21-19-22-21-18-18-18-19-19-21-21-22-23-24-27-22-17-14-16-17-14-14
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
7:46
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
8:06

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue night, min -32°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Sun 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
ASCATC243E70S
740 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 321).
- km
ASCATC242E70S
744 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 323).
- km
ASCATB240E70S
750 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATB242E70S
756 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATC241E70S
760 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NW
(40 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATB243E70S
761 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATB241E70S
761 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATB244E70S
761 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 315).
- km
hy2b242E70S
765 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATC240E70S
767 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNW
(41 kph at 329).
- 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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