– Lat/Long: 76.80° S 117.70° W
Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, AntarcticaIssued: 5 am Wed 06 May Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 5 am Wed 06 May Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
Issued: 5 am Wed 06 May Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
3 Mount Frakes Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri afternoon, min -25°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu morning, near gales from the NE by Fri afternoon). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon night, min -26°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Sat morning, moderate winds from the N by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | light snow | light snow | some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | cloudy | some clouds | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -24 | -24 | -25 | -25 | -24 | -23 | -21 | -19 | -22 | -24 | -24 | -25 | -25 | -25 | -24 | -24 | -24 | -22 |
min °C | -25 | -25 | -25 | -25 | -25 | -24 | -22 | -20 | -24 | -25 | -24 | -26 | -25 | -25 | -25 | -24 | -24 | -24 |
-41 | -38 | -38 | -36 | -39 | -36 | -35 | -34 | -41 | -42 | -41 | -40 | -38 | -39 | -38 | -36 | -37 | -38 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Cloud base (m) | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 | 2050 | 2000 | 2050 | 2050 | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 | 2050 | 2050 | 2050 | 2050 | 2050 | 2050 | 2050 |
 | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — |
 | 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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri afternoon, min -25°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu morning, near gales from the NE by Fri afternoon).
Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):
A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon night, min -26°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Sat morning, moderate winds from the N by Sun 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station |  | ||||
Williams Field | | ||||
SHIP6082 | |||||
ASCATC185E67S | |||||
SHIP6532 | |||||
SHIP8417 | |||||
SHIP6928 | |||||
SHIP4489 | |||||
SHIP3243 |
* 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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