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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Tue 30 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue night, min -26°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun afternoon, min -27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
 km/h
35
E
50
ESE
35
ENE
45
E
50
E
45
E
35
E
40
E
35
E
25
ENE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
3
2
2
5
2
2
7
5
6
1
max °C
-24
-23
-23
-23
-24
-25
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-25
-23
-22
-21
-21
min °C
-25
-24
-23
-24
-25
-25
-26
-26
-26
-26
-27
-26
-26
-25
-22
-21
-22
-40
-41
-37
-41
-42
-42
-41
-42
-42
-39
-40
-38
-38
-37
-33
-32
-33
0
0
250
250
0
50
0
0
50
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-24-23-24-25-25-26-26-26-26-27-26-26-24-22-21-22-21-20-19-19-20-21-21-22-21-22-22-22-22-20-18-17-18-16-15-12-13-13-14-14-14-14-15-16-15-16-14-12-13-14
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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue night, min -26°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Thu night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun afternoon, min -27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
ASCATB242E74S
367 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SE
(51 kph at 134).
- km
ASCATB243E74S
367 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SE
(58 kph at 138).
- km
ASCATB245E74S
377 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SE
(54 kph at 135).
- km
ASCATB246E74S
379 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SE
(54 kph at 130).
- km
ASCATB247E74S
391 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SE
(49 kph at 141).
- km
ASCATB242E73S
394 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SE
(51 kph at 134).
- km
ASCATB243E73S
413 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SE
(55 kph at 142).
- km
ASCATB244E73S
426 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SE
(52 kph at 140).
- km
ASCATB245E73S
437 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SE
(47 kph at 143).
- km
ASCATB247E73S
441 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SE
(47 kph at 145).
- 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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