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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 22 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed morning, min -30°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Wed morning, moderate winds from the NW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun afternoon, min -40°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, severe gales from the SSW by Mon night).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2100
2250
2050
2050
km/h
70
NW
90
NW
80
NW
60
NW
85
WNW
45
WNW
35
NNW
55
NW
40
WNW
25
N
20
NNE
10
ESE
15
S
20
WSW
55
W
40
WSW
30
WSW
55
SSW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
2
2
 mm
max °C
-20
-23
-25
-27
-28
-29
-28
-27
-26
-26
-27
-28
-27
-24
-26
-33
-35
-38
min °C
-22
-24
-27
-27
-30
-30
-28
-27
-26
-27
-28
-30
-27
-25
-30
-34
-37
-40
 chill °C
-40
-45
-48
-46
-51
-50
-44
-46
-43
-38
-40
-42
-38
-36
-49
-48
-56
-65
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-24-26-27-29-30-28-27-26-27-28-29-27-25-28-34-36-39-16-20-21-22-24-26-23-22-21-22-23-24-22-20-24-29-32-36-15-15-15-16-19-23-21-19-17-18-17-20-22-18-19-23-28-35
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed morning, min -30°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Wed morning, moderate winds from the NW by Fri night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun afternoon, min -40°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, severe gales from the SSW 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
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC206E64S
1885 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WNW
(21 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATB207E64S
1885 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATC207E64S
1886 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATB206E64S
1893 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATB205E64S
1894 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATB204E65S
1897 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATC204E65S
1903 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the W
(23 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATC205E64S
1905 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the W
(23 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATC204E64S
1919 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 279).
- 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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