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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue afternoon, min -28°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Tue morning, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Thu night, gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2200
2000
5100
2050
8400
2350
2650
4750
4350
2100
km/h
65
WSW
95
W
115
W
100
WNW
100
NW
80
WNW
50
W
40
WNW
45
W
25
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
35
NW
55
NNW
35
W
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Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
max °C
-24
-20
-18
-18
-22
-21
-21
-21
-22
-23
-23
-24
-23
-23
-25
-26
min °C
-28
-22
-20
-21
-23
-22
-23
-22
-23
-24
-23
-24
-23
-24
-27
-27
 chill °C
-46
-42
-41
-40
-44
-39
-39
-37
-37
-37
-37
-39
-36
-40
-45
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-21-19-20-23-22-22-22-23-24-23-24-23-24-26-27-22-17-14-15-18-17-17-17-18-19-18-18-18-19-22-22-17-14-10-12-16-15-14-15-13-14-15-14-15-15-18-19
Sunrise
5:15
5:05
4:56
4:47
4:39
Sunset
10:33
10:41
10:49
10:59
11:07

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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 Tue afternoon, min -28°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Tue morning, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Thu night, gales from the WNW by Sun 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
ASCATB250E68S
1018 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NE
(47 kph at 39).
- km
ASCATB249E68S
1035 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NE
(50 kph at 40).
- km
ASCATC252E68S
1042 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATB249E67S
1062 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NE
(51 kph at 39).
- km
ASCATC251E68S
1068 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATB250E67S
1079 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NE
(51 kph at 41).
- km
ASCATC253E68S
1084 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATC251E67S
1084 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATC252E67S
1086 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 181).
- km
ASCATB251E67S
1087 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NE
(32 kph at 42).
- 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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