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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 06 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat night, min -33°C on Fri morning). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun afternoon, min -28°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Mon morning, light winds from the N by Tue night).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2050
2000
2050
2350
4500
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
60
NNW
30
WNW
30
WSW
60
WSW
45
W
35
WNW
40
NW
50
NW
40
N
45
NNW
50
NNW
75
NNW
50
N
45
N
45
NNW
25
N
20
N
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
1
3
1
2
1
4
6
1
1
2
 mm
max °C
-27
-29
-33
-32
-28
-28
-26
-22
-24
-21
-21
-23
-24
-26
-27
-26
-25
min °C
-28
-32
-33
-33
-30
-28
-28
-24
-24
-23
-23
-23
-25
-28
-27
-26
-26
 chill °C
-47
-49
-50
-54
-50
-44
-45
-42
-40
-39
-40
-42
-43
-46
-44
-40
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-31-33-33-29-28-27-23-24-22-22-23-25-27-27-26-26-23-26-29-29-25-24-22-19-21-19-18-19-20-22-22-22-21-18-22-27-26-23-20-19-16-17-16-14-13-15-16-17-17-17
Sunrise
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat night, min -33°C on Fri morning). Mainly gales.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun afternoon, min -28°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Mon morning, light winds from the N 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
hy2c246E68S
986 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 220).
- km
hy2c247E68S
994 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WSW
(29 kph at 252).
- km
hy2c245E68S
1015 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 220).
- km
hy2c244E68S
1031 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 220).
- km
hy2c249E68S
1032 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 230).
- km
hy2c244E67S
1045 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 220).
- km
hy2c246E67S
1050 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 220).
- km
hy2c252E68S
1056 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 215).
- km
hy2c248E67S
1069 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 252).
- km
hy2c251E68S
1077 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 220).
- 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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