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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 30 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu afternoon, min -28°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, gales from the NW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun afternoon, min -33°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Mon morning, moderate winds from the NE by Wed morning).

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2450
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
km/h
40
W
45
WNW
40
NW
40
NNW
35
NNW
55
NNW
40
N
60
NW
60
NNW
60
N
60
N
70
NNW
75
NW
50
N
40
N
35
NNE
25
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
2
3
3
8
2
4
2
2
2
 mm
max °C
-23
-23
-26
-26
-27
-26
-26
-26
-25
-25
-25
-26
-26
-26
-26
-27
-27
min °C
-24
-25
-26
-27
-28
-27
-27
-27
-25
-25
-26
-27
-27
-27
-26
-27
-30
 chill °C
-39
-40
-42
-43
-44
-45
-44
-45
-43
-44
-44
-48
-48
-46
-42
-42
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu afternoon, min -28°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, gales from the NW by Sat night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun afternoon, min -33°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Mon morning, moderate winds from the NE by Wed morning).

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
ASCATC235E67S
1170 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NE
(53 kph at 43).
- km
ASCATC234E67S
1179 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NE
(53 kph at 48).
- km
ASCATC233E67S
1189 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NE
(53 kph at 51).
- km
ASCATB233E67S
1189 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NE
(53 kph at 53).
- km
ASCATB232E67S
1199 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the ENE
(53 kph at 56).
- km
ASCATC232E67S
1200 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NE
(51 kph at 51).
- km
ASCATB253E67S
1204 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNW
(32 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATB254E67S
1214 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the N
(29 kph at 351).
- km
ASCATC254E67S
1215 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the N
(18 kph at 353).
- km
ASCATC235E66S
1281 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NE
(52 kph at 36).
- 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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