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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Fri 06 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -19°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri morning, strong winds from the NE by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue morning, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
10
NNE
10
E
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
35
NE
45
NE
35
ENE
30
NE
40
N
20
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
2
2
10
16
7
4
7
2
2
2
2
1
max °C
-18
-18
-11
-8
-7
-9
-12
-13
-12
-14
-14
-13
-12
-14
-12
-12
-16
-18
min °C
-18
-19
-17
-9
-9
-12
-13
-13
-13
-14
-14
-14
-13
-14
-13
-14
-18
-20
-25
-26
-24
-16
-19
-23
-26
-24
-23
-26
-23
-22
-17
-18
-16
-23
-29
-30
0
0
0
200
400
300
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
3000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-25-21-16-16-21-23-23-23-23-22-23-22-21-20-22-24-25-23-22-18-12-13-17-19-19-19-19-18-19-17-16-16-18-20-21-18-19-14-9-8-11-13-13-13-14-14-14-13-14-13-13-17-19
Sunrise
12:59
1:07
1:14
1:21
1:29
1:36
Sunset
4:59
4:51
4:43
4:36
4:28
4:21

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -19°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri morning, strong winds from the NE by Sun morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue morning, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Mon morning, calm by Tue 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
1612 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-55° C
light snow
Diamond dust.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
31 km
Mid: few
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
light snow
Light snow.
41
Strong winds from the ENE
(41 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mcmurdo
1736 km SSW
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-20° C
-
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 80).
32 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 30).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-20° C
-
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Cape Ross
1887 km SSW
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 150).
ASCATC326E77S
1963 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 238).
- km
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
2013 km SW
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
-
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 260).
Jang Bogo Station
2016 km SW
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-13° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC327E77S
2016 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 237).
- 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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