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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 04 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed night, min -33°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Wed night, moderate winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun morning, min -32°C on Fri morning). Mainly near gales.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
km/h
80
NNE
85
NNE
65
N
55
N
65
NW
70
NNW
80
NNW
70
NNW
45
NW
30
WSW
50
WSW
45
W
45
WNW
35
WNW
50
NW
50
NW
35
N
50
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
5
6
5
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
 mm
max °C
-28
-27
-29
-32
-30
-26
-26
-27
-29
-32
-29
-28
-26
-23
-22
-21
-22
-21
min °C
-28
-28
-33
-33
-32
-28
-27
-29
-33
-32
-30
-28
-27
-25
-23
-21
-22
-22
 chill °C
-50
-50
-54
-54
-54
-48
-47
-51
-47
-48
-49
-46
-44
-40
-39
-37
-36
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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 morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed night, min -33°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Wed night, moderate winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun morning, min -32°C on Fri morning). Mainly near gales.

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
ASCATC226E66S
1377 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the NW
(64 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATC226E65S
1393 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NW
(60 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATC225E65S
1398 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the NW
(62 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATC224E65S
1474 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the NW
(68 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATC226E64S
1499 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NW
(58 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATC225E64S
1508 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NW
(58 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATC224E64S
1518 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the NW
(63 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB224E64S
1521 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NW
(60 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATB223E64S
1558 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
81
Severe gales from the NW
(81 kph at 321).
- km
ASCATC223E64S
1578 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
75
Severe gales from the NW
(75 kph at 326).
- 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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