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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
8100
4150
4200
2200
4000
4450
5450
5000
km/h
55
WNW
50
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-15
-16
-15
-13
-14
-15
-15
-15
-16
-17
-17
-18
-18
-17
-15
-15
-16
-15
min °C
-16
-16
-16
-14
-15
-16
-15
-15
-17
-17
-18
-19
-18
-18
-17
-16
-16
-16
 chill °C
-30
-30
-28
-24
-23
-24
-23
-21
-24
-25
-25
-24
-24
-26
-25
-22
-20
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-21-22-22-22-23-24-25-25-25-25-25-25-24-23-22-22-23-16-15-17-17-17-18-19-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-18-18-18-18-16-16-16-14-15-16-15-15-17-17-18-19-18-18-16-16-16-16
Sunrise
5:05
4:56
4:47
4:39
4:30
4:22
Sunset
10:41
10:49
10:59
11:07
11:14
11:22

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1728 km SSW
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-36°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-33°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 340).
10.0 km
ASCATB205E63S
2038 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNE
(46 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATB206E63S
2042 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNE
(48 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATB207E62S
2051 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NNE
(55 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATB204E63S
2058 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATC205E63S
2071 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNE
(48 kph at 14).
- km
ASCATB206E62S
2071 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NNE
(52 kph at 16).
- km
ASCATB203E63S
2073 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the N
(36 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATC206E62S
2074 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNE
(51 kph at 17).
- 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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