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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sat 16 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sat afternoon, min -31°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue afternoon, min -34°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
5
E
5
SE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
15
N
20
NNE
30
NE
55
ENE
60
NNW
65
N
30
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
20
NW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
2
2
max °C
-30
-29
-29
-30
-30
-30
-30
-29
-29
-28
-27
-29
-31
-31
-31
-32
-33
-34
min °C
-30
-29
-30
-30
-30
-31
-30
-30
-29
-29
-28
-32
-31
-31
-32
-33
-34
-34
-30
-29
-30
-30
-30
-31
-36
-30
-38
-42
-43
-50
-52
-52
-46
-43
-43
-48
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
3900
4450
3750
8200
7850
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-29-30-30-30-31-30-30-29-29-28-31-31-31-32-33-34-34-26-25-26-26-26-26-26-25-24-24-24-27-27-27-28-29-29-29-26-25-25-25-25-25-24-23-23-24-22-23-22-22-24-25-24-25
Sunrise
12:00
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sat afternoon, min -31°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue afternoon, min -34°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon).

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
ASCATB211E67S
1546 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATB211E66S
1563 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATB209E67S
1577 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
70
Gales from the WNW
(70 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATB210E67S
1583 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
72
Gales from the WNW
(72 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATB210E66S
1593 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB209E66S
1606 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB208E67S
1609 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the WNW
(62 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATB207E67S
1633 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB208E66S
1637 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB207E66S
1652 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 272).
- 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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