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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Tue 30 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Tue night, light winds from the E by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
30
ESE
30
ESE
45
ESE
25
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
10
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ESE
3
2
2
5
2
4
3
2
4
4
2
1
max °C
-15
-16
-14
-12
-12
-13
-13
-13
-14
-13
-13
-14
-13
-14
-15
-14
-14
-15
min °C
-16
-16
-15
-12
-13
-13
-14
-13
-15
-14
-14
-15
-14
-15
-16
-14
-15
-16
-28
-28
-27
-21
-24
-24
-24
-23
-22
-23
-23
-23
-21
-21
-20
-14
-15
-16
0
0
0
300
200
0
50
50
0
100
50
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-25-24-23-24-25-26-26-27-26-26-26-25-25-26-26-25-26-22-21-20-19-20-20-21-21-22-21-21-22-21-21-21-21-21-21-16-16-15-12-13-13-14-13-15-14-14-15-14-15-16-14-15-16
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 Tue night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Tue night, light winds from the E by Thu night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
1494 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 260).
10.0 km
1612 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-29° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
31 km
Mid: clear
Mcmurdo Williams
1727 km SSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo
1736 km SSW
24m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
6
Light winds from the
(6 kph at 270).
34 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Cape Ross
1887 km SSW
212m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
2013 km SW
93m alt.
43 minutes ago
4° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 330).
Cape Phillips
2018 km SW
780m alt.
43 minutes ago
-1° C
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).

* 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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