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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 31 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Fri morning, near gales from the NNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon night, min -22°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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night
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2150
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
40
N
45
N
35
NNE
50
NNW
55
NNW
40
NNE
45
NNE
55
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NE
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Snowflake cm
1
1
3
6
2
8
1
1
6
3
5
3
1
1
 mm
max °C
-17
-16
-16
-16
-18
-16
-15
-14
-15
-17
-17
-14
-15
-17
-19
-19
-20
-20
min °C
-17
-16
-18
-17
-18
-18
-16
-15
-16
-18
-18
-16
-16
-18
-20
-20
-21
-22
 chill °C
-27
-26
-30
-29
-30
-31
-29
-28
-30
-33
-33
-29
-30
-32
-32
-30
-29
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Fri morning, near gales from the NNW by Sun night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon night, min -22°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1728 km SSW
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-44° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-31° C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
72
Gales from the SW
(72 kph at 220).
0.1 km
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2649 km E
45m alt.
45 minutes ago
-15° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
56
Near gales from the E
(56 kph at 100).
0.3 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB302E62S
2739 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the ESE
(50 kph at 116).
- km
ASCATB303E62S
2773 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SE
(49 kph at 141).
- km
ASCATC304E62S
2792 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SSE
(60 kph at 148).
- km
ASCATB304E62S
2796 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SE
(59 kph at 143).
- km
ASCATC305E62S
2822 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the SSE
(62 kph at 160).
- km
ASCATB305E62S
2825 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SSE
(61 kph at 159).
- 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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