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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Thu 11 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun morning, min -25°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
 km/h
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
NNW
0
NW
5
E
5
S
10
S
15
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
35
S
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-19
-17
-17
-18
-18
-18
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-20
-20
-20
-20
-21
-23
min°C
-20
-18
-18
-18
-18
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-20
-20
-21
-20
-22
-25
chill°C 
-27
-25
-23
-18
-18
-23
-24
-27
-28
-30
-31
-31
-32
-33
-34
-31
-34
-40
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2300
2100
2050
2050
2100
2100
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2000
2100
2050
2150
2000
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-22-22-22-23-23-23-23-23-23-24-24-24-24-25-25-26-28-20-18-18-18-18-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-20-20-21-20-22-24-13-14-13-12-13-14-13-15-15-14-15-15-13-15-15-14-16-19
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun morning, min -25°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Tue night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Frakes at the specific elevation of 3000 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
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
ASCATB283E69S
1589 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the E
(36 kph at 80).
- km
ASCATB284E69S
1606 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ENE
(36 kph at 78).
- km
ASCATB285E69S
1642 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ENE
(39 kph at 73).
- km
ASCATB286E69S
1659 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ENE
(39 kph at 73).
- km
ASCATB282E68S
1664 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the E
(44 kph at 89).
- km
ASCATB283E68S
1680 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the E
(44 kph at 86).
- km
ASCATB284E68S
1696 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the E
(44 kph at 82).
- km
Mcmurdo Williams
1727 km SSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1728 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken

* 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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