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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu morning, min -39°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, severe gales from the SSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon night, min -37°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
3100
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
20
W
30
WNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
20
N
5
S
25
SW
40
SW
65
SSW
95
SSW
80
SSW
75
SSW
50
SW
40
SW
35
SW
20
W
25
W
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
-19
-19
-20
-24
-25
-26
-32
-37
-37
-34
-26
-21
-20
-21
-17
-18
-20
-23
min °C
-19
-19
-23
-24
-26
-30
-34
-38
-39
-37
-30
-24
-20
-21
-20
-19
-21
-24
 chill °C
-30
-31
-38
-39
-34
-42
-51
-59
-63
-64
-52
-42
-36
-36
-34
-30
-32
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-24-26-28-30-32-36-41-40-37-31-27-25-25-24-24-26-28-19-19-22-24-26-28-33-38-38-36-28-23-20-21-19-19-21-24-16-16-19-20-21-25-32-38-38-36-30-22-17-17-16-14-14-20
Sunrise
3:58
3:50
3:43
3:35
3:28
3:20
Sunset
11:44
11:51
11:57
12:04
12:11
12:18

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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 -19°C on Thu morning, min -39°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, severe gales from the SSW by Sat night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon night, min -37°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Sun morning, light winds from the W 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
1494 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 180).
1.0 km
High: scattered
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1728 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-29°C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
clear
Clear
24
Moderate winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 090 to 200 degs)
(24 kph at 120).
10.0 km
hy2c279E64S
1913 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 272).
- km
hy2c278E64S
1933 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 280).
- km
hy2c277E63S
1953 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the SSW
(10 kph at 210).
- km
hy2c279E63S
1974 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 252).
- km
hy2c280E64S
1983 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 278).
- km
hy2c278E63S
1995 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 252).
- km
hy2c276E63S
1996 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the E
(18 kph at 95).
- km

* 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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