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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Wed 24 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed night, min -40°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Tue afternoon, min -39°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, strong winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
night
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PM
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PM
night
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PM
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PM
night
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PM
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night
mod snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
km/h
65
E
5
NE
20
E
10
NW
20
SW
20
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
15
SW
30
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
45
NNE
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Snowflake cm
7
2
 mm
max °C
-31
-37
-39
-39
-39
-39
-39
-39
-39
-39
-38
-38
-37
-36
-36
-35
-35
-34
-30
min °C
-35
-39
-39
-40
-40
-39
-39
-39
-39
-39
-39
-38
-38
-37
-36
-36
-36
-34
-37
 chill °C
-50
-52
-54
-49
-55
-54
-51
-50
-50
-49
-52
-53
-54
-55
-50
-53
-53
-52
-57
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
3750
2050
2050
4150
2050
2050
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-38-39-40-40-39-39-39-39-39-39-38-38-37-36-36-36-34-34-30-35-36-37-37-36-35-35-35-35-35-34-34-32-31-31-31-30-29-24-30-31-32-33-33-32-31-32-32-31-31-31-29-27-27-28-28-26
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed night, min -40°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Tue afternoon, min -39°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, strong winds from the NNE by Tue 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
ASCATB282E71S
1326 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
76
Severe gales from the NNE
(76 kph at 24).
- km
ASCATB281E71S
1330 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
75
Severe gales from the NNE
(75 kph at 26).
- km
ASCATC283E71S
1344 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
79
Severe gales from the NNE
(79 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATC282E71S
1347 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
80
Severe gales from the NNE
(80 kph at 22).
- km
ASCATB283E71S
1362 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
78
Severe gales from the NNE
(78 kph at 24).
- km
1494 km S
3012m alt.
55 minutes ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
High: few
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-27° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
ASCATC199E63S
2232 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATB198E63S
2236 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATC198E63S
2252 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 302).
- 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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