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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun afternoon, min -34°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri night, min -33°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, extremely windy from the NW by Fri morning).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
km/h
40
WSW
35
W
55
NW
60
NNW
40
NNW
20
NNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
15
NW
30
N
30
N
40
NNW
65
NNW
105
NW
75
NW
55
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
2
3
 mm
max °C
-25
-23
-23
-30
-32
-33
-34
-34
-33
-32
-32
-33
-32
-32
-29
-29
-25
-20
min °C
-27
-24
-28
-32
-33
-34
-34
-34
-34
-33
-33
-33
-32
-32
-32
-30
-27
-24
 chill °C
-44
-39
-48
-52
-51
-48
-44
-47
-48
-44
-50
-50
-48
-50
-54
-53
-48
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-24-26-31-33-34-34-34-34-33-33-33-32-32-31-30-26-22-22-18-21-27-29-29-30-30-30-28-28-29-28-28-27-27-23-18-19-15-16-22-24-25-25-25-26-25-25-24-24-24-23-22-20-15
Sunrise
7:46
7:03
6:41
6:24
6:11
5:58
Sunset
8:06
8:48
9:07
9:25
9:38
9:51

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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 -23°C on Sun afternoon, min -34°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri night, min -33°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, extremely windy from the NW by Fri morning).

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
ASCATC237E66S
1191 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATC238E66S
1213 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATB234E66S
1223 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB235E66S
1231 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB233E66S
1234 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATC234E66S
1236 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATC233E66S
1237 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATC235E66S
1243 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATC236E66S
1244 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SW
(45 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATB236E66S
1246 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WSW
(38 kph at 248).
- 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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