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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 15 Aug Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun afternoon, min -35°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri morning, min -35°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, severe gales from the NW by Thu night).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2000
2050
2050
2600
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2100
2100
2000
2050
2050
2050
km/h
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
50
NW
65
NNW
40
NNW
15
NNW
5
NW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
W
30
NW
35
N
40
NNW
40
NNW
70
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-27
-27
-26
-23
-23
-30
-31
-33
-34
-35
-33
-32
-33
-31
-31
-32
-27
min °C
-27
-28
-26
-24
-27
-31
-32
-34
-35
-35
-35
-33
-33
-32
-32
-33
-31
 chill °C
-45
-46
-43
-39
-47
-50
-47
-44
-41
-46
-47
-47
-49
-50
-50
-51
-52
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-28-26-24-25-31-32-34-35-35-34-33-33-32-32-33-29-23-24-22-19-20-26-27-29-30-30-30-28-28-28-27-28-25-19-19-17-15-16-22-23-24-25-26-26-25-24-23-22-23-22
Sunrise
7:46
7:03
6:41
6:24
6:11
Sunset
12:00
8:06
8:48
9:07
9:25
9:38

Loading...

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun afternoon, min -35°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri morning, min -35°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, severe gales from the NW by Thu 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
hy2b252E69S
980 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 318).
- km
hy2b253E69S
983 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNW
(38 kph at 328).
- km
hy2b254E69S
993 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NW
(40 kph at 322).
- km
hy2b255E69S
995 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 322).
- km
hy2b253E68S
999 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 322).
- km
hy2b256E69S
1006 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 320).
- km
hy2b257E69S
1012 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 320).
- km
hy2b254E68S
1023 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 328).
- km
hy2b258E69S
1048 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NW
(42 kph at 318).
- km
hy2b257E68S
1053 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 315).
- 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.

Mount Frakes Photos