Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

 

Days 0-3 Mount Frakes Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed afternoon, min -32°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 3-6 Mount Frakes Weather Summary:

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Mon morning, min -35°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun morning, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Days 6-9 Mount Frakes Weather Summary:

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Tue afternoon, min -41°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
31
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 AM
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloudy
partially cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
Wind km/h
30 ESE30
30 ESE30
35 E35
30 E30
20 ENE20
20 ESE20
30 SE30
25 ESE25
25 SE25
20 SE20
30 SSE30
40 SSE40
40 SSE40
20 SSE20
10 SW10
15 WNW15
30 NNW30
20 NNE20
20 NE20
10 ENE10
10 NNE10
20 NE20
25 E25
25 SE25
20 SE20
5 SW5
15 SW15
some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds clear clear clear some clouds some clouds clear clear clear snow shwrs light snow light snow cloudy some clouds cloudy light snow light snow cloudy some clouds some clouds
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 - - - 2 1 - - -
High °C
-29 -30 -32 -31 -30 -30 -30 -30 -31 -31 -32 -32 -32 -30 -29 -29 -29 -34 -35 -36 -36 -37 -38 -39 -38 -38 -40
Low °C
-29 -31 -32 -32 -31 -30 -30 -31 -31 -32 -33 -33 -32 -31 -30 -29 -33 -35 -35 -36 -36 -37 -39 -39 -38 -40 -41
Chill °C
-44 -45 -49 -47 -43 -42 -45 -45 -46 -45 -47 -51 -50 -39 -40 -40 -44 -48 -49 -47 -47 -52 -54 -57 -54 -47 -53
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
mountain backdrop mountain backdrop
-33-34-35-35-34-34-34-34-35-35-36-36-35-34-32-32-33-37-38-39-39-40-42-43-42-42-43-29-30-32-31-30-30-30-30-31-31-32-32-32-30-29-29-29-34-35-36-36-37-38-39-38-38-40-28-28-29-29-28-28-28-28-29-30-31-32-31-28-26-27-27-30-31-32-32-33-34-35-34-34-37
Sunrise
- - 5:35 - - 5:24 - - 5:15 - - 5:05 - - 4:56 - - 4:48 - - 4:39 - - 4:31 - - 4:22
Sunset
10:02 - - 10:12 - - 10:22 - - 10:32 - - 10:41 - - 10:49 - - 10:57 - - 11:06 - - 11:14 - -

Issued local time.

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
Univ Wi Id 8917
1260 km ESE
1395m alt.
2 hours ago
-20.0° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 50).
ASCATB249E65S
1383 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WSW
(27 kph at 56.7).
- km
ASCATB241E64S
1477 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NE
(45 kph at 228.8).
- km
ASCATB242E64S
1478 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NE
(46 kph at 228.7).
- km
ASCATB243E64S
1483 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the ENE
(45 kph at 246.9).
- 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Mount Frakes and within an acceptable time window.

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