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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sat 09 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the NNW by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu afternoon, min -31°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
km/h
20
NNE
40
N
20
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
25
WNW
70
NNW
70
N
45
NNW
20
NW
25
W
15
NW
5
NNW
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
20
SE
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2
1
2
3
1
max °C
-23
-26
-28
-27
-25
-22
-23
-25
-26
-28
-29
-29
-30
-30
-28
-28
-27
-27
min °C
-23
-28
-29
-28
-26
-24
-24
-26
-28
-29
-29
-30
-31
-30
-29
-28
-27
-28
-34
-45
-42
-36
-32
-36
-44
-44
-41
-44
-43
-42
-31
-39
-41
-38
-37
-41
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
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 Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the NNW by Mon morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu afternoon, min -31°C on Wed morning). 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1728 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
ASCATC200E66S
1854 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 356).
- km
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
-
Wind obs. (56 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC199E66S
1877 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 4).
- km
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
41
Strong winds from the SE
(41 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC201E66S
1888 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATC201E65S
1898 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATC198E66S
1901 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNE
(36 kph at 12).
- km
ASCATC200E65S
1920 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 350).
- 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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