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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri night, min -37°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed afternoon, min -34°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2050
2000
2050
2050
4750
3250
2050
2300
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
70
WNW
50
NW
90
NNW
100
NNW
110
NNW
110
NNW
75
NNW
35
NNW
40
SW
40
WSW
35
W
55
W
60
W
85
WNW
130
NW
120
WNW
105
WNW
55
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
9
5
7
6
3
1
 mm
max °C
-29
-27
-24
-25
-25
-27
-29
-33
-35
-32
-31
-29
-26
-24
-22
-22
-21
-22
min °C
-30
-28
-26
-25
-26
-28
-30
-36
-37
-34
-32
-31
-26
-27
-25
-23
-22
-25
 chill °C
-51
-46
-46
-47
-49
-52
-51
-50
-56
-53
-50
-50
-45
-49
-48
-45
-42
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-28-25-25-26-28-30-35-36-33-32-30-26-26-24-23-22-24-26-25-22-21-21-24-26-31-33-29-28-26-22-22-19-18-17-19-22-21-19-15-15-18-21-29-31-27-24-22-19-19-18-17-16-18
Sunrise
5:58
5:46
5:35
5:24
5:15
5:05
Sunset
9:51
10:03
10:12
10:22
10:33
10:41

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri night, min -37°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed afternoon, min -34°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed 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
ASCATC239E66S
1162 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the N
(59 kph at 353).
- km
ASCATC237E66S
1182 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the N
(66 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATC238E66S
1183 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the N
(63 kph at 351).
- km
ASCATC234E67S
1184 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the N
(64 kph at 357).
- km
ASCATC235E66S
1195 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the N
(66 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATC236E66S
1195 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the N
(68 kph at 356).
- km
ASCATC234E66S
1196 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the N
(65 kph at 0).
- km
ASCATC233E66S
1214 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the N
(68 kph at 356).
- km
ASCATC232E66S
1217 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the N
(64 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATC231E66S
1239 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the N
(66 kph at 357).
- 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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