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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 16 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, near gales from the NE by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri night, min -39°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the E by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
20
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
30
N
45
NNE
45
N
25
NNE
55
NNE
60
NE
55
NE
65
NNE
50
NE
55
ENE
65
ENE
50
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
30
ESE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
3
2
3
6
4
5
9
5
2
2
max °C
-27
-28
-28
-28
-29
-29
-25
-26
-26
-28
-30
-30
-30
-31
-33
-35
-37
-39
-40
min °C
-27
-28
-28
-29
-29
-29
-28
-26
-27
-30
-31
-31
-30
-32
-34
-37
-38
-39
-40
-39
-44
-45
-46
-44
-47
-46
-40
-46
-49
-52
-52
-50
-53
-56
-56
-55
-56
-59
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2300
3400
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-28-28-29-29-29-27-26-27-29-31-31-30-32-34-36-38-39-40-23-23-24-24-24-25-22-22-23-25-27-27-26-28-30-32-34-35-37-19-20-20-20-21-20-18-17-18-19-20-21-20-21-23-26-29-31-32
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, near gales from the NE by Fri afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri night, min -39°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the E by Mon 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
ASCATC263E70S
998 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATC262E70S
1001 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 40).
- km
ASCATC260E69S
1002 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATC255E69S
1014 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATC261E69S
1023 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WNW
(29 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATC259E69S
1023 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATC262E69S
1024 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATC264E70S
1031 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NW
(21 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATC255E68S
1033 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATC257E69S
1035 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 224).
- 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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