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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Sat 27 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon morning, min -18°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Thu night).

Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
10
E
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
10
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
35
E
25
E
20
NE
15
NNE
1
4
2
2
5
4
5
2
max °C
-16
-17
-18
-17
-17
-16
-15
-15
-16
-14
-14
-12
-13
-13
-14
-12
-12
-12
min °C
-16
-18
-18
-17
-17
-17
-15
-16
-17
-15
-14
-13
-13
-13
-14
-13
-13
-13
-23
-27
-27
-27
-27
-24
-25
-26
-27
-26
-24
-23
-24
-23
-25
-23
-22
-21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
250
50
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-27-27-28-27-25-25-26-26-25-23-22-23-23-25-25-24-24-23-22-24-24-23-21-22-22-22-21-19-18-20-20-21-20-19-19-16-18-18-17-17-17-15-16-17-15-14-13-13-13-14-13-13-13
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon morning, min -18°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Thu night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Frakes at the specific elevation of 2000 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
1494 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-29° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
ASCATC288E69S
1717 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SSW
(21 kph at 193).
- km
Mcmurdo Williams
1727 km SSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (7 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Mcmurdo
1736 km SSW
24m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
36 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC290E69S
1779 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 152).
- km
ASCATC291E69S
1788 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SE
(18 kph at 136).
- km
ASCATB291E69S
1798 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SE
(18 kph at 124).
- km
ASCATB292E69S
1807 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 128).
- km
ASCATC292E69S
1807 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 137).
- 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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