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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 01 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat night, min -28°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the NE by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Tue night, min -33°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNE on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
km/h
65
NW
55
NNW
55
N
50
NNW
60
WNW
45
NNW
50
N
60
NNE
80
NE
80
N
80
N
75
NNW
60
NW
35
NNW
15
NNW
5
NE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
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Snowflake cm
1
3
3
5
3
2
5
6
2
2
2
 mm
max °C
-25
-25
-25
-25
-26
-26
-25
-26
-27
-29
-32
-33
-29
-29
-29
-30
-31
-31
-30
min °C
-27
-25
-25
-27
-26
-27
-25
-27
-28
-31
-33
-33
-32
-29
-30
-31
-32
-32
-31
 chill °C
-46
-43
-43
-45
-45
-44
-41
-47
-50
-53
-56
-56
-54
-45
-41
-39
-43
-44
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-25-25-26-26-27-25-27-28-30-33-33-31-29-30-31-32-32-31-22-21-21-22-22-22-21-23-24-26-29-29-27-25-25-26-27-27-27-18-17-15-16-18-17-17-18-18-20-23-23-22-20-21-22-24-25-26
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: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat night, min -28°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the NE by Tue afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Tue night, min -33°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNE on Tue night, calm by Thu 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
hy2c242E68S
992 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NE
(53 kph at 38).
- km
hy2c241E68S
999 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NE
(51 kph at 38).
- km
hy2c240E68S
1009 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NE
(50 kph at 40).
- km
hy2b240E68S
1013 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NE
(50 kph at 40).
- km
hy2c239E68S
1023 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NE
(49 kph at 40).
- km
hy2c243E67S
1041 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NE
(51 kph at 35).
- km
hy2c237E68S
1053 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 48).
- km
hy2b237E68S
1053 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NE
(40 kph at 50).
- km
hy2c239E67S
1071 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NE
(49 kph at 42).
- km
hy2c232E68S
1074 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SSE
(29 kph at 168).
- 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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