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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Tue 13 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the N by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri afternoon, min -20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
35
W
20
W
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
N
1
2
3
2
4
2
2
5
2
2
2
max °C
-16
-17
-17
-17
-17
-15
-16
-17
-16
-14
-13
-14
-15
-15
-16
-17
-17
-18
min °C
-16
-18
-18
-17
-17
-17
-16
-17
-18
-16
-13
-15
-15
-15
-17
-17
-17
-20
-28
-27
-27
-27
-26
-26
-25
-28
-29
-26
-21
-24
-25
-24
-27
-27
-26
-30
300
100
0
400
450
150
350
250
100
550
400
200
500
500
300
500
450
100
Cloud base (m)
2800
2050
2050
2000
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the N by Wed night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri afternoon, min -20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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
Mcmurdo Williams
1713 km SSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow in the vicinity.
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1715 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 024 to 031 degs)
(24 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo
1722 km SSW
24m alt.
56 minutes ago
-7° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 110).
34 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP2350
1769 km E
3m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
BaseBelgranoII
1861 km SE
256m alt.
56 minutes ago
-5° C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP7157
1780 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP8027
1802 km E
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
SHIP2510
1802 km E
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
SHIP8791
1802 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP3769
1802 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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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