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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri night, min -30°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the NNW by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue night, min -36°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2050
4550
2000
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
8550
7400
km/h
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NW
40
WNW
45
NW
55
N
85
NNW
85
N
70
N
85
N
65
NW
40
WNW
20
W
15
W
25
W
25
SW
25
WSW
25
W
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Snowflake cm
2
1
4
4
3
11
2
 mm
max °C
-28
-30
-29
-28
-25
-17
-18
-19
-20
-26
-35
-31
-27
-25
-24
-21
-19
-18
min °C
-29
-30
-30
-29
-25
-24
-18
-20
-21
-35
-36
-33
-29
-26
-26
-24
-20
-19
 chill °C
-45
-46
-46
-46
-41
-40
-36
-39
-39
-59
-60
-53
-42
-36
-40
-36
-31
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-35-34-32-29-24-23-24-25-34-38-35-32-30-30-27-25-24-29-30-30-29-25-21-18-20-21-31-36-32-28-26-25-23-20-19-23-25-25-26-22-18-14-14-15-26-32-29-28-25-23-21-17-16
Sunrise
6:11
5:58
5:46
5:35
5:24
5:15
Sunset
9:38
9:51
10:03
10:12
10:22
10:33

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri night, min -30°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the NNW by Sat morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue night, min -36°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

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.
3 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-24° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (30 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
58 minutes ago
-10° C
-
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
58 minutes ago
-31° C
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB205E63S
2059 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WNW
(21 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATC205E63S
2063 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATC206E63S
2065 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 3).
- km
ASCATB206E63S
2070 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 357).
- km
ASCATB207E62S
2075 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 83).
- km
ASCATC206E62S
2075 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the N
(18 kph at 6).
- 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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