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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 20 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat morning, min -36°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sat morning, light winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed afternoon, min -35°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the E on Wed night, light winds from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
45
NE
40
ENE
20
ENE
30
NE
40
ENE
40
NE
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
50
NNW
70
N
55
NNE
55
NE
50
NE
50
E
50
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
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Snowflake cm
2
2
1
2
3
2
4
2
1
5
4
 mm
max °C
-30
-30
-31
-31
-31
-32
-35
-35
-34
-31
-31
-30
-32
-29
-30
-34
-34
-35
min °C
-30
-31
-32
-31
-32
-35
-36
-36
-35
-33
-31
-32
-32
-29
-33
-34
-35
-35
 chill °C
-49
-48
-49
-46
-50
-54
-51
-50
-49
-53
-53
-53
-52
-47
-55
-54
-46
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2100
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-31-32-31-32-34-36-36-35-32-31-31-32-29-32-34-35-35-26-26-27-27-27-29-31-31-30-28-27-27-28-25-27-30-29-30-20-21-22-21-22-24-27-27-27-24-22-23-23-21-22-23-23-25
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 Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat morning, min -36°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sat morning, light winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed afternoon, min -35°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the E on Wed night, light winds from the NE by Thu 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
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (87 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB292E68S
1835 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATB291E66S
2068 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNE
(39 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATB292E66S
2100 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNE
(43 kph at 31).
- km
ASCATB293E66S
2116 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNE
(45 kph at 32).
- km
ASCATB291E65S
2163 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 6).
- km
ASCATB292E65S
2194 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 10).
- km
ASCATB293E65S
2218 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNE
(41 kph at 21).
- km
hy2c197E63S
2247 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATB294E65S
2248 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNE
(41 kph at 34).
- 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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