Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

 

Days 0-3 Mount Frakes Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon morning, min -25°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 3-6 Mount Frakes Weather Summary:

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu afternoon, min -24°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 6-9 Mount Frakes Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat afternoon, min -20°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun morning, light winds from the N by Tue afternoon).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
moderate snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
clear
partially cloudy
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
Wind km/h
25 E25
25 ESE25
30 E30
25 E25
25 E25
30 ENE30
30 ENE30
25 ENE25
15 ENE15
20 ENE20
20 E20
25 E25
25 ENE25
25 ENE25
25 ENE25
30 E30
25 E25
25 E25
25 E25
30 E30
35 ENE35
35 E35
25 ENE25
15 NE15
15 NNE15
10 NNW10
10 NNW10
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
2 2 3 2 3 10 3 4 4 - - - - - 1 1 1 5 2 3 17 5 5 5 - - -
High °C
-24 -24 -24 -22 -22 -22 -22 -22 -22 -23 -23 -21 -18 -17 -17 -19 -19 -19 -18 -16 -16 -19 -18 -19 -19 -19 -19
Low °C
-25 -24 -24 -23 -22 -23 -23 -22 -24 -24 -23 -23 -20 -17 -18 -19 -20 -20 -19 -18 -18 -19 -18 -19 -20 -19 -19
Chill °C
-37 -37 -38 -34 -34 -36 -35 -34 -33 -33 -34 -33 -29 -27 -27 -31 -30 -30 -29 -28 -28 -32 -29 -28 -28 -26 -27
Freezing level m
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 150 250 500 50 150 0 50 0 0
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop mountain backdrop
-29-28-28-27-26-27-27-26-27-27-27-24-22-20-21-22-23-23-22-20-20-23-22-22-23-23-23-24-24-24-22-22-22-22-22-22-23-23-21-18-17-17-19-19-19-18-16-16-19-18-19-19-19-19-17-17-17-16-15-16-15-15-16-17-18-17-14-13-12-13-13-12-12-11-10-12-12-13-13-13-14
Sunrise
0:00 - - 0:00 - - 0:00 - - 0:00 - - 0:00 - - 0:00 - - 0:00 - - 0:00 - - 0:00 - -
Sunset
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Issued local time.

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.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
ASCAT225E74S
555 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ESE
(42 kph at 288.8).
- km
ASCATB211E75S
847 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the ESE
(25 kph at 285.5).
- km
ASCAT229E70S
848 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ESE
(39 kph at 287.9).
- km
ASCAT224E71S
848 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the ESE
(38 kph at 287.2).
- km
ASCAT211E75S
854 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the E
(25 kph at 278.6).
- 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Mount Frakes and within an acceptable time window.

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