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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Sat 14 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -21°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
 km/h
30
NW
20
W
15
W
30
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
25
NNW
35
N
50
NNW
45
N
50
N
45
N
30
NNE
30
NNW
15
NW
2
2
1
3
2
6
3
1
max °C
-19
-17
-15
-14
-15
-16
-18
-18
-16
-15
-14
-13
-13
-14
-15
-18
-20
-20
min °C
-19
-19
-17
-15
-15
-18
-18
-19
-18
-16
-15
-14
-14
-14
-17
-20
-20
-21
-31
-30
-26
-26
-27
-31
-30
-30
-26
-28
-27
-27
-26
-27
-31
-33
-33
-29
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
4750
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-22-20-19-19-21-22-23-21-20-19-18-18-18-21-23-24-25-19-18-16-15-15-17-18-19-17-16-15-14-14-14-16-19-20-21-15-16-14-11-13-14-13-15-15-13-12-10-10-11-13-14-15-17
Sunrise
1:55
2:02
2:10
2:15
2:23
2:29
Sunset
3:59
3:52
3:45
3:37
3:30
3:22

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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 Sun night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Mon night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue night, min -21°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Thu 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
1494 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 300).
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Cape Ross
1887 km SSW
212m alt.
56 minutes ago
-15° C
-
43
Strong winds from the SSE
(43 kph at 150).
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
2013 km SW
93m alt.
56 minutes ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 290).
Cape Phillips
2018 km SW
780m alt.
56 minutes ago
-15° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 240).
hy2c221E59S
2098 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 285).
- km
hy2c220E60S
2102 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 290).
- km
hy2c222E59S
2154 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 280).
- km
hy2c220E59S
2159 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 288).
- km
Priestley Glacier
2174 km SW
1925m alt.
56 minutes ago
-27° C
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.

* 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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