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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Sat 28 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat morning, min -24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu night, min -25°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
 km/h
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
max °C
-20
-21
-21
-20
-21
-20
-21
-22
-22
-24
-24
-24
-25
-25
-24
-24
-23
-22
min °C
-20
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-22
-24
-24
-24
-25
-25
-25
-25
-24
-24
-23
-32
-33
-33
-32
-33
-31
-31
-32
-37
-37
-36
-38
-38
-36
-36
-36
-37
-36
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-26-26-25-25-25-26-27-28-28-28-29-29-29-29-28-28-26-20-21-21-21-21-21-21-22-23-24-24-25-25-25-25-24-24-23-15-17-17-15-16-17-16-17-19-19-20-20-19-20-19-18-19-18
Sunrise
12:10
12:19
12:28
12:36
12:44
12:52
Sunset
5:49
5:39
5:30
5:22
5:15
5:07

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat morning, min -24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu night, min -25°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
1467 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-50° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Williams Field
1715 km SSW
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 070 to 130 degs)
(15 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
SHIP2655
1792 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 180).
- km
Cape Ross
1871 km SSW
212m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 140).
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
1995 km SW
93m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
2018 km SW
780m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
Priestley Glacier
2174 km SW
1925m alt.
3 hours ago
-19° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 160).
SHIP5326
2261 km E
3m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
SHIP1014
2261 km E
-m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
SHIP1095
2261 km E
-m alt.
4 hours ago
4° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 150).

* 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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