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

AyMount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5am Tue 20 Apr Local Time
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

(Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

(Days 6-9):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon morning, min -24°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed night).

(Days 10-12):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun morning, min -24°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
1
AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
partially cloudy
cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
Wind km/h
10 S10
10 SW10
15 SW15
15 SW15
15 WSW15
10 WSW10
10 W10
10 WSW10
20 WNW20
35 NW35
50 NNW50
20 W20
15 WSW15
15 W15
20 W20
5 WSW5
10 SSW10
10 NW10
15 NNW15
15 NNW15
10 N10
5 ESE5
5 SSE5
5 W5
20 NW20
30 NW30
35 N35
15 ENE15
15 ENE15
15 E15
5 WNW5
10 W10
20 SW20
20 SW20
15 WSW15
10 W10
clear clear clear clear clear some clouds some clouds clear some clouds light snow light snow snow shwrs clear clear some clouds cloudy some clouds some clouds cloudy cloudy cloudy cloudy cloudy some clouds some clouds cloudy light snow cloudy cloudy cloudy cloudy some clouds clear some clouds some clouds some clouds
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Rain
Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
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High °C
-29 -28 -27 -26 -26 -23 -23 -24 -18 -18 -17 -16 -14 -12 -10 -14 -15 -16 -16 -17 -18 -21 -22 -21 -19 -18 -20 -24 -23 -21 -21 -21 -21 -20 -15 -13
Low °C
-29 -28 -27 -27 -26 -26 -24 -25 -23 -18 -18 -18 -16 -13 -13 -15 -17 -16 -17 -17 -20 -21 -22 -24 -20 -19 -23 -24 -23 -22 -22 -22 -23 -21 -17 -15
Chill °C
-38 -36 -37 -36 -36 -31 -31 -31 -30 -31 -32 -29 -22 -21 -18 -17 -20 -16 -24 -25 -26 -25 -27 -28 -30 -30 -34 -33 -33 -28 -27 -28 -33 -30 -23 -21
Freezing level m
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
-34-34-33-33-32-31-31-30-25-25-24-24-21-20-19-24-25-24-25-26-27-30-30-26-26-26-29-32-31-29-28-29-27-25-23-21-31-30-29-29-28-27-27-26-22-22-20-19-16-15-14-19-20-19-19-21-23-25-25-22-21-22-25-28-27-24-24-24-24-22-19-16-29-28-27-26-26-23-23-24-18-18-17-16-14-12-10-14-15-16-16-17-18-21-22-21-19-18-20-24-23-21-21-21-21-20-15-13
Sunrise
5:13 - - 5:22 - - 5:33 - - 5:45 - - 5:56 - - 6:09 - - 6:24 - - 6:43 - - 7:09 - - 12:00 - - 12:00 - - 12:00 - -
Sunset
- 10:22 - - 10:12 - - 10:02 - - 9:51 - - 9:38 - - 9:25 - - 9:10 - - 8:51 - - 8:23 - - 12:00 - - 12:00 - - 12:00 -

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: Mostly dryExtremely cold (max -18°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Tue morning)Wind will be generally light.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morningTemperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Fri morning)Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 6-9):

A dusting of new snowExtremely cold (max -16°C on Mon morning, min -24°C on Tue night)Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
NavyOperated(amos)
361 km S
1530m alt.
1 hour ago
-46.9° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 20).
Harry
696 km S
945m alt.
1 hour ago
-40.2° C
-
39
Strong winds from the NE
(39 kph at 50).
UnivWi21356
747 km S
549m alt.
1 hour ago
-45.8° C
-
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 340).
Siple Dome
827 km SSW
620m alt.
1 hour ago
-32.9° C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 350).
University Wisconsin Id 21358
872 km S
1463m alt.
2 hours ago
-35.2° C
-
48
Strong winds from the E
(48 kph at 100).

* 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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