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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Sun 28 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun night, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed morning, light winds from the SE by Fri night).

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
25
E
20
E
15
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
35
E
25
E
35
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
SE
1
1
4
4
4
2
3
4
2
max °C
-17
-17
-16
-16
-16
-16
-15
-15
-12
-12
-12
-13
-13
-13
-14
-13
-13
-14
min °C
-17
-17
-17
-16
-16
-17
-15
-16
-15
-12
-12
-14
-13
-13
-14
-13
-14
-15
-27
-27
-24
-26
-26
-27
-26
-27
-26
-23
-23
-24
-24
-23
-24
-22
-21
-23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
300
0
150
100
0
50
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-27-25-26-26-26-26-25-23-23-23-23-25-25-26-26-27-27-24-23-21-22-22-22-21-21-19-19-19-19-20-20-21-21-21-21-17-17-17-16-16-17-15-16-14-12-12-14-13-13-14-13-14-15
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun night, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed morning, light winds from the SE by Fri 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.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
1494 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-27° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mcmurdo Williams
1727 km SSW
22m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Mcmurdo
1736 km SSW
24m alt.
4 hours ago
0° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
36 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
4 hours ago
6° C
-
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 70).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
4 hours ago
-1° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 10).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Cape Ross
1887 km SSW
212m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB166E75S
1934 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 143).
- km
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
2013 km SW
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
Cape Phillips
2018 km SW
780m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).

* 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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