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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat morning, min -26°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, gales from the NNW by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue night, min -32°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Mon morning).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2050
4550
2000
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
8550
7400
km/h
25
NE
20
NNE
25
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
35
N
65
NNW
65
N
50
NNE
55
N
50
NW
30
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
4
4
3
11
2
 mm
max °C
-23
-24
-24
-25
-21
-15
-13
-14
-14
-20
-31
-29
-27
-24
-21
-19
-16
-15
min °C
-23
-25
-26
-26
-22
-21
-14
-14
-15
-31
-32
-29
-28
-25
-24
-22
-17
-17
 chill °C
-36
-37
-40
-38
-33
-33
-29
-29
-28
-51
-52
-45
-39
-33
-35
-31
-26
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-35-34-32-29-24-23-24-25-34-38-35-32-30-30-27-25-24-29-30-30-29-25-21-18-20-21-31-36-32-28-26-25-23-20-19-23-25-25-26-22-18-14-14-15-26-32-29-28-25-23-21-17-16
Sunrise
6:11
5:58
5:46
5:35
5:24
5:15
Sunset
9:38
9:51
10:03
10:12
10:22
10:33

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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 night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat morning, min -26°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, gales from the NNW by Sat morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue night, min -32°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Mon morning).

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.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (19 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
ASCATB205E63S
2059 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WNW
(21 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB206E63S
2070 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 357).
- km
ASCATB207E62S
2075 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 83).
- km
ASCATB204E63S
2077 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB206E62S
2080 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the N
(18 kph at 0).
- km
ASCATB203E63S
2096 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SSW
(38 kph at 205).
- km
ASCATB205E62S
2097 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the N
(12 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATB204E62S
2125 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 278).
- 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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