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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
8100
4150
4200
2200
4000
4450
5450
5000
km/h
90
WNW
85
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-16
-15
-17
-17
-17
-17
-18
-20
-19
-20
-20
-20
-20
-19
-18
-18
-18
-17
min °C
-16
-15
-17
-17
-17
-18
-19
-20
-20
-20
-20
-20
-20
-20
-18
-18
-18
-18
 chill °C
-33
-32
-32
-30
-28
-28
-29
-29
-28
-30
-29
-28
-28
-30
-29
-28
-25
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-21-22-22-22-23-24-25-25-25-25-25-25-24-23-22-22-23-16-15-17-17-17-18-19-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-18-18-18-18-16-16-16-14-15-16-15-15-17-17-18-19-18-18-16-16-16-16
Sunrise
5:05
4:56
4:47
4:39
4:30
4:22
Sunset
10:41
10:49
10:59
11:07
11:14
11:22

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon night, min -20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

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.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-32°C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.1 km
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
Fog, depositing rime, sky visible.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
0.9 km
Mid: clear
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-36°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
Wind obs. (87 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
0.3 km
Mid: few
ASCATC186E65S
2366 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 359).
- km
ASCATC186E64S
2383 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the N
(29 kph at 357).
- km
ASCATB183E65S
2386 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 176).
- km
ASCATC188E64S
2394 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NNW
(47 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATC183E65S
2405 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the S
(40 kph at 181).
- km
ASCATB186E64S
2407 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 351).
- 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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