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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 09 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu morning, min -26°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu morning, light winds from the NE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue night, min -29°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
35
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
30
E
35
ESE
30
E
3
2
2
max °C
-20
-21
-21
-22
-23
-24
-25
-25
-25
-26
-27
-27
-27
-28
-26
-25
-25
-24
min °C
-20
-21
-22
-23
-24
-25
-25
-25
-26
-27
-27
-27
-28
-29
-28
-26
-26
-25
-33
-32
-33
-34
-34
-35
-36
-36
-36
-34
-32
-32
-39
-42
-41
-40
-41
-39
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-30-31-31-32-32-33-33-33-33-32-33-34-35-34-32-32-32-26-26-27-27-28-28-28-29-28-28-28-28-30-31-31-28-28-28-20-21-22-23-24-25-25-25-26-27-27-27-28-29-27-26-26-25
Sunrise
3:45
3:51
3:59
4:07
4:13
4:22
Sunset
11:56
11:48
11:41
11:33
11:25
11:17

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu morning, min -26°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu morning, light winds from the NE by Sat night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue night, min -29°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon).

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
ASCATB195E70S
1663 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATB194E70S
1673 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATB195E69S
1680 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATB194E69S
1689 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 280).
- km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1728 km SSW
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-32° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-22° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
ASCATB195E68S
1768 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB193E69S
1769 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATB194E68S
1794 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB192E69S
1803 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 279).
- 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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