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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 23 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Wed night, min -40°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Sun night, min -40°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
km/h
40
N
50
NNE
60
N
35
NE
50
ENE
55
E
25
ENE
10
NE
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
0
SSE
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
SW
20
W
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Snowflake cm
1
2
5
2
3
9
1
 mm
max °C
-36
-35
-32
-31
-31
-30
-36
-38
-39
-39
-38
-38
-39
-39
-39
-39
-39
-37
min °C
-36
-35
-35
-32
-31
-33
-38
-38
-40
-40
-39
-39
-39
-39
-40
-40
-39
-39
 chill °C
-55
-56
-56
-51
-50
-50
-51
-49
-54
-54
-52
-39
-39
-48
-40
-48
-48
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-35-34-32-31-32-37-38-40-40-39-39-39-39-40-40-39-38-32-31-29-27-27-27-34-35-36-36-35-35-35-35-36-35-35-33-27-26-23-21-21-21-29-30-32-32-31-31-32-32-33-32-32-30
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 Wed night. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Wed night, min -40°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Sun night, min -40°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

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.
3 hours ago
-25° C
light snow
Light snow.
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
hy2c200E62S
2229 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 252).
- km
hy2c199E62S
2250 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 252).
- km
hy2c201E62S
2256 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 262).
- km
hy2c197E63S
2257 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WSW
(25 kph at 252).
- km
hy2c196E63S
2260 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 248).
- km
hy2c198E62S
2273 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 258).
- km
hy2c201E61S
2285 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 268).
- km
hy2c197E62S
2296 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 260).
- km
hy2c195E63S
2300 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 262).
- 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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