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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Mon 22 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Wed night, min -36°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the NNE by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Thu morning, min -40°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
km/h
30
NE
25
NNE
35
NNW
40
N
50
N
55
NE
75
NE
50
NNE
40
NNE
45
E
50
SE
15
WNW
30
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
9
2
3
3
4
2
1
 mm
max °C
-34
-35
-35
-36
-33
-33
-33
-32
-27
-30
-34
-36
-39
-39
-40
-40
-39
-39
min °C
-34
-35
-36
-36
-35
-33
-33
-33
-31
-30
-35
-39
-39
-40
-40
-40
-40
-40
 chill °C
-51
-51
-54
-55
-56
-53
-56
-53
-52
-48
-51
-57
-57
-55
-55
-51
-54
-55
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
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-35-36-36-34-33-33-33-29-30-35-38-39-40-40-40-40-40-30-31-31-31-30-29-28-28-25-26-31-35-36-37-37-37-36-36-25-27-27-26-25-23-22-21-19-20-27-30-31-32-34-34-34-33
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 night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Wed night, min -36°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the NNE by Tue night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Thu morning, min -40°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri 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
1494 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
1.8 km
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
clear
Clear
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 70).
10.0 km
hy2c208E62S
2037 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 318).
- km
hy2c205E63S
2063 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the S
(59 kph at 185).
- km
hy2c204E63S
2086 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the S
(55 kph at 190).
- km
hy2c209E62S
2087 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NW
(47 kph at 322).
- km
hy2c206E62S
2088 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the S
(57 kph at 178).
- km
hy2c203E63S
2109 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSW
(53 kph at 198).
- km
hy2c205E62S
2110 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the S
(62 kph at 180).
- km
hy2c209E61S
2111 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 322).
- 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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