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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 14 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu morning, min -41°C on Fri morning). Mainly severe gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat afternoon, min -39°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sun night, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
km/h
45
S
30
SW
35
SW
65
SW
65
W
70
WNW
30
WNW
40
S
55
SSW
85
SSW
80
SW
60
WSW
65
W
85
WNW
85
WNW
30
WSW
55
WNW
95
WNW
115
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-33
-32
-33
-25
-24
-26
-29
-40
-41
-31
-25
-22
-22
-23
-27
-29
-27
-24
-23
min °C
-38
-32
-33
-32
-24
-27
-36
-41
-41
-39
-28
-24
-23
-24
-29
-30
-29
-25
-24
 chill °C
-59
-48
-50
-52
-42
-48
-53
-64
-65
-64
-50
-42
-41
-44
-49
-45
-49
-46
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2300
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2200
2050
2950
2050
2050
3000
4750
2000
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-32-33-29-24-27-33-41-41-35-27-23-23-24-28-30-28-25-24-32-28-29-24-20-22-28-38-39-32-23-19-18-19-24-25-24-20-18-32-27-25-20-14-17-23-35-36-30-19-13-14-16-20-21-19-16-14
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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu morning, min -41°C on Fri morning). Mainly severe gales.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat afternoon, min -39°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sun night, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon 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
1494 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Mid: few
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-22° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
hy2c291E66S
1995 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the SW
(66 kph at 235).
- km
hy2c289E66S
2020 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the WSW
(62 kph at 240).
- km
hy2c290E66S
2026 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 238).
- km
hy2c289E65S
2039 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 238).
- km
hy2c292E66S
2046 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the WSW
(67 kph at 238).
- km
hy2c288E65S
2053 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 238).
- km
hy2c287E65S
2062 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 242).
- km
hy2c290E65S
2069 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the WSW
(65 kph at 240).
- 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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