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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 15 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue afternoon, min -33°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, near gales from the WSW by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Fri afternoon, min -44°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, gales from the SSE by Sun night).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
WSW
30
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
60
W
55
WSW
25
WNW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
NW
10
NNW
5
ENE
15
E
35
SE
55
SE
60
SE
 cm 
1
 mm 
max°C
-20
-19
-21
-22
-21
-20
-21
-26
-27
-33
-32
-33
-40
-43
-42
-42
-42
-37
min°C
-21
-19
-22
-22
-21
-21
-23
-26
-33
-34
-32
-39
-42
-44
-44
-42
-43
-42
chill°C 
-28
-31
-36
-37
-35
-34
-41
-44
-46
-50
-48
-57
-51
-57
-56
-63
-67
-67
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2200
5300
2050
2100
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-23-26-26-26-25-26-30-34-37-36-40-44-46-46-45-46-43-21-19-22-22-21-21-22-26-30-34-32-36-41-44-43-42-43-40-20-17-17-17-16-15-16-21-26-32-30-33-38-41-40-39-39-36
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue afternoon, min -33°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, near gales from the WSW by Thu morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Fri afternoon, min -44°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, gales from the SSE 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.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-28° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo
1736 km SSW
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-27° C
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 100).
36 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC197E67S
1850 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 312).
- km
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-19° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Cape Ross
1887 km SSW
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-21° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
2013 km SW
93m alt.
1 hour ago
-18° C
-
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
Cape Phillips
2018 km SW
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-19° C
-
46
Strong winds from the N
(46 kph at 10).
ASCATC210E61S
2127 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATC209E61S
2140 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 258).
- 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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