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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Mon 01 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -23°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, near gales from the ENE by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu afternoon, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Mon
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
10
ESE
15
NE
30
NNE
30
ENE
55
ENE
55
NE
45
NNE
25
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
 cm 
5
2
2
1
2
1
 mm 
max°C
-21
-21
-20
-21
-21
-22
-22
-22
-22
-23
-23
-24
-24
-24
-23
-23
-23
min°C
-21
-21
-21
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
-23
-23
-24
-24
-24
-24
-23
-23
-24
chill°C 
-28
-28
-34
-38
-39
-39
-38
-36
-36
-37
-39
-38
-37
-36
-35
-34
-33
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
8100
8200
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2200
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-21-21-22-22-22-22-22-23-23-24-24-24-24-23-23-24-16-17-16-17-18-18-18-19-19-19-20-20-20-20-19-19-19-13-13-11-14-14-13-13-13-13-14-15-15-16-15-14-14-14
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -23°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, near gales from the ENE by Tue night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu afternoon, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
ASCATC246E74S
381 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 141).
- km
ASCATC245E73S
384 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ESE
(30 kph at 118).
- km
ASCATC248E74S
391 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SE
(18 kph at 130).
- km
ASCATC247E74S
391 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 150).
- km
hy2b248E74S
393 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the ESE
(18 kph at 122).
- km
ASCATC249E74S
404 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the S
(23 kph at 180).
- km
ASCATC246E73S
407 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 161).
- km
hy2b247E73S
408 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 118).
- km
hy2b248E73S
413 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the ESE
(18 kph at 122).
- km
ASCATC247E73S
430 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SE
(21 kph at 127).
- 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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