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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 16 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat night, min -42°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Thu night, stormy winds from the SW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue afternoon, min -30°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the NW by Tue night).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
cloud
light snow
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light snow
km/h
25
WSW
45
SSW
60
SSW
90
SW
70
SW
50
WSW
50
W
70
WNW
75
WNW
85
NW
80
WNW
60
WNW
75
NW
75
NW
70
NNW
75
NNW
95
NW
75
NW
60
NW
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Snowflake cm
1
4
1
3
 mm
max °C
-31
-42
-39
-29
-27
-23
-22
-23
-24
-24
-26
-25
-23
-23
-22
-25
-28
-29
-29
min °C
-40
-42
-41
-37
-28
-25
-22
-23
-24
-25
-26
-26
-25
-23
-23
-26
-30
-30
-30
 chill °C
-61
-65
-65
-63
-49
-42
-39
-42
-44
-46
-47
-45
-45
-42
-43
-46
-52
-52
-51
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)
2000
2050
2050
3750
2050
4000
2700
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-42-40-33-28-24-22-23-24-25-26-26-24-23-23-26-29-30-30-32-39-38-30-23-20-17-18-20-21-21-21-19-19-18-21-24-25-25-28-36-36-27-19-17-13-16-18-17-18-16-16-16-16-17-18-20-20
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 -22°C on Sat night, min -42°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Thu night, stormy winds from the SW by Fri night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue afternoon, min -30°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the NW 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
ASCATB246E66S
1238 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATC246E66S
1239 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATB247E66S
1239 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATC247E66S
1239 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATB248E66S
1242 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATB242E66S
1250 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATC248E66S
1251 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATC244E66S
1254 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATC241E66S
1256 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATC242E66S
1256 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 281).
- 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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