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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Sat 13 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon afternoon, min -19°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue morning, min -25°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
clear
 km/h
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
S
15
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
SSE
10
SSE
20
SSE
30
S
20
S
5
SW
5
SW
15
S
 cm 
1
2
2
 mm 
max°C
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-18
-17
-16
-16
-19
-20
-21
-24
-24
-24
-24
-23
-24
min°C
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-18
-17
-16
-18
-19
-21
-24
-25
-24
-24
-24
-23
-25
chill°C 
-26
-29
-29
-30
-30
-30
-26
-25
-25
-24
-28
-34
-38
-38
-37
-30
-28
-36
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
350
300
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2200
2100
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2000
3900
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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 -16°C on Mon afternoon, min -19°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue morning, min -25°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

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
Mcmurdo Williams
1713 km SSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1714 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Williams Field
1715 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Mcmurdo
1722 km SSW
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 70).
26 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1861 km SE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: clear
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: clear
Cape Ross
1887 km SSW
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
SHIP3248
1902 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP8952
1902 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP2700
1902 km E
3m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C

* 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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