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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Mon 03 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Mon night, min -34°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the NNE on Mon night, severe gales from the NNE by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun afternoon, min -33°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, moderate winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
4450
2100
2050
2050
km/h
45
NNE
80
NNE
80
NNE
65
N
55
N
60
NW
65
NNW
80
NNW
65
NNW
25
NNW
30
WSW
40
WSW
50
WSW
40
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
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Snowflake cm
4
5
6
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
 mm
max °C
-25
-28
-28
-29
-33
-32
-27
-27
-28
-30
-32
-32
-28
-28
-29
-26
min °C
-27
-28
-28
-32
-34
-33
-29
-27
-28
-32
-33
-32
-30
-28
-29
-28
 chill °C
-46
-49
-50
-53
-56
-55
-49
-48
-48
-47
-50
-50
-51
-45
-42
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-28-28-31-34-33-28-27-28-31-33-32-29-28-29-27-22-24-24-27-30-29-24-23-23-27-29-28-25-24-24-22-18-18-17-21-23-24-20-18-18-22-25-26-21-19-20-19
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
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 Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Mon night, min -34°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the NNE on Mon night, severe gales from the NNE by Tue afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun afternoon, min -33°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, moderate winds from the WNW by Sat 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
hy2c236E69S
930 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the N
(59 kph at 358).
- km
hy2c236E68S
954 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the N
(57 kph at 355).
- km
hy2c235E68S
959 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the N
(60 kph at 355).
- km
hy2c234E68S
966 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the N
(64 kph at 355).
- km
hy2c232E68S
985 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the N
(65 kph at 350).
- km
hy2c233E68S
1025 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the NNW
(63 kph at 342).
- km
hy2c231E68S
1025 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the NNW
(63 kph at 342).
- km
hy2c235E67S
1080 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NNW
(56 kph at 342).
- km
hy2c234E67S
1087 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the NNW
(62 kph at 340).
- km
hy2c236E67S
1093 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NNW
(55 kph at 338).
- 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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