Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

 

Days 0-3 Mount Frakes Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat night, min -25°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNE on Fri morning, strong winds from the E by Sun afternoon).

Days 3-6 Mount Frakes Weather Summary:

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue night, min -28°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Mount Frakes Weather Summary:

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu morning, min -33°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, near gales from the SSW by Sun night).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
partially cloudy
cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
clear
partially cloudy
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
partially cloudy
Wind km/h
20 N20
20 NNE20
30 NNE30
25 NNE25
25 NE25
30 ENE30
40 ENE40
40 ENE40
35 ENE35
30 ENE30
10 ENE10
5 WNW5
10 SW10
10 S10
25 SSE25
20 SE20
5 ENE5
15 NW15
15 WSW15
20 SW20
15 SSW15
15 W15
15 NNW15
15 W15
15 WSW15
20 SW20
30 SSW30
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - 2 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 2 1 1 -
High °C
-24 -24 -23 -23 -23 -22 -22 -24 -25 -26 -27 -27 -25 -24 -22 -22 -22 -22 -24 -25 -26 -25 -26 -26 -26 -27 -28
Low °C
-25 -24 -24 -23 -23 -22 -23 -24 -25 -27 -27 -28 -26 -25 -23 -22 -22 -24 -24 -25 -26 -25 -26 -26 -27 -28 -30
Chill °C
-36 -36 -36 -35 -35 -35 -37 -39 -41 -40 -37 -27 -33 -35 -34 -32 -28 -30 -34 -36 -37 -36 -37 -35 -37 -39 -42
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
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
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-28-27-27-26-26-26-26-27-28-29-31-31-29-28-27-26-26-27-29-29-30-29-30-30-31-32-33-24-24-23-23-23-22-22-24-25-26-27-27-25-24-22-22-22-22-24-25-26-25-26-26-26-27-28-23-23-22-22-22-22-23-24-24-24-24-24-24-25-23-21-20-20-24-26-24-23-23-23-23-24-25
Sunrise
12:00 - - 12:00 - - 12:00 - - 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 - - 12:00 - - 12:00 - - 12:00 -

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.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Criosfera1
1034 km SSE
1285m alt.
2 hours ago
-35.6° C
No report.
Univ Wi Id 8917
1260 km ESE
1395m alt.
2 hours ago
-27.0° C
No report.
Amundsen-Scott Airport
1494 km S
2830m alt.
2 hours ago
-55° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 70).
Low: few
Filchner
1553 km SE
105m alt.
2 hours ago
-39.1° C
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 260).
Amundsen-Scott
1612 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
31 km
Mid: few

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Mount Frakes and within an acceptable time window.

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