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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 29 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri night, min -38°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed night, moderate winds from the NW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon night, min -31°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNE on Sun morning, strong winds from the N by Mon night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
km/h
70
WNW
70
NW
80
NNW
65
N
50
NNW
25
WSW
50
SW
55
WSW
45
NW
60
N
60
N
60
NNE
85
NNE
75
NNE
55
NNE
65
NNE
55
NNE
45
NNE
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2
3
1
1
2
6
7
5
4
5
4
5
max °C
-29
-30
-31
-32
-34
-35
-34
-29
-28
-27
-27
-27
-30
-30
-29
-29
-28
-26
min °C
-30
-31
-31
-32
-35
-38
-37
-32
-28
-28
-28
-29
-31
-31
-29
-30
-30
-27
-51
-54
-54
-54
-56
-55
-59
-52
-46
-47
-47
-50
-54
-53
-47
-50
-50
-44
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
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-30-31-31-32-35-37-36-31-28-28-28-28-31-31-29-30-29-27-26-27-27-28-31-34-33-27-25-24-24-24-27-26-25-25-25-22-22-23-23-24-27-33-32-26-23-22-22-21-22-21-20-19-19-18
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri night, min -38°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed night, moderate winds from the NW by Thu night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon night, min -31°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNE on Sun morning, strong winds from the N by Mon 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
1467 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: few
Williams Field
1715 km SSW
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-25° C
clear
Haze -.
28
Moderate winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 010 to 080 degs)
(28 kph at 70).
2.0 km
Low: overcast
SHIP3114
2034 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SANTA FECITOLA
2379 km SW
205m alt.
45 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB299E63S
2451 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the ENE
(46 kph at 63).
- km
SHIP6283
2077 km E
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
SHIP6101
2077 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP5176
2077 km E
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
SHIP1814
2077 km E
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
SHIP3569
2077 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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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