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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Sun 07 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun night, min -21°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
E
25
ESE
10
E
5
N
15
W
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
 cm 
1
 mm 
max°C
-19
-19
-18
-18
-19
-19
-21
-21
-20
-19
-19
-19
-17
-13
-13
-17
-18
-19
min°C
-19
-19
-19
-18
-19
-20
-21
-21
-21
-19
-19
-19
-18
-16
-17
-18
-19
-20
chill°C 
-26
-26
-24
-23
-19
-28
-29
-29
-32
-26
-24
-26
-27
-26
-27
-28
-31
-32
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
350
350
200
0
Cloud base (m)
7900
5450
2100
2050
2050
2000
2050
5250
3650
2050
2050
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-23-23-23-23-24-25-25-25-23-23-23-22-19-19-22-23-24-19-19-19-18-19-20-21-21-21-19-19-19-18-15-15-18-19-20-15-17-16-13-15-16-15-17-16-13-15-15-12-11-10-11-13-14
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun night, min -21°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri 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.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
1467 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-30° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1714 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
1715 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 070 to 140 degs)
(17 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Cape Ross
1871 km SSW
212m alt.
55 minutes ago
-6° C
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
1995 km SW
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
2018 km SW
780m alt.
55 minutes ago
-8° C
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 30).
SHIP7311
2030 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 30).
- km
SHIP9069
2030 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 30).
- km
SHIP3836
2030 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 30).
- km
SHIP2640
2030 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 30).
- 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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