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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Fri 13 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun morning, min -23°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue night, min -22°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, gales from the N by Tue night).

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
 km/h
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
WNW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
30
NW
35
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
35
NW
50
N
60
N
65
N
60
N
60
N
40
NNE
1
2
3
9
6
6
9
max °C
-21
-22
-22
-22
-21
-19
-18
-18
-19
-21
-21
-19
-18
-18
-17
-19
-21
-21
min °C
-21
-22
-23
-23
-21
-21
-18
-18
-21
-22
-22
-21
-19
-18
-19
-20
-21
-22
-33
-36
-36
-35
-32
-31
-27
-30
-34
-35
-34
-34
-34
-34
-36
-36
-38
-37
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
5600
5350
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-22-23-23-21-20-18-18-20-22-22-20-19-18-18-20-21-22-17-18-18-18-17-16-14-14-16-18-18-17-16-14-14-16-16-17-11-13-14-14-16-14-11-10-11-13-15-14-13-12-11-11-12-13
Sunrise
1:50
1:55
2:02
2:10
2:15
2:23
Sunset
4:06
3:59
3:52
3:45
3:37
3:30

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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 -18°C on Sun morning, min -23°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue night, min -22°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, gales 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
1494 km S
3012m alt.
49 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
ASCATC177E77S
1576 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the E
(53 kph at 88).
- km
ASCATC178E77S
1576 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the E
(51 kph at 87).
- km
ASCATC178E76S
1593 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 83).
- km
ASCATC177E76S
1609 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 82).
- km
ASCATC176E77S
1611 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the E
(53 kph at 87).
- km
ASCATC175E77S
1622 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the E
(54 kph at 89).
- km
ASCATC176E76S
1632 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the E
(21 kph at 96).
- km
ASCATC175E76S
1654 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATC174E77S
1655 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the E
(27 kph at 90).
- 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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