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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Sat 03 Jan 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 -24°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat morning, strong winds from the ESE by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed afternoon, min -27°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue morning, fresh winds from the E by Wed night).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
 km/h
10
NNE
15
E
25
E
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
E
25
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
20
NNE
15
N
1
5
1
2
1
1
max °C
-27
-27
-26
-25
-25
-24
-25
-25
-25
-26
-26
-26
-26
-24
-25
-25
-25
-24
min °C
-27
-27
-27
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-26
-26
-26
-27
-26
-25
-26
-25
-25
-25
-35
-37
-39
-40
-41
-40
-38
-36
-35
-34
-34
-36
-36
-36
-41
-37
-37
-36
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2100
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-27-27-25-25-25-25-25-26-26-26-27-26-25-26-25-25-25-22-22-22-21-21-20-21-21-22-22-22-23-22-22-22-21-20-20-15-17-17-15-14-14-14-15-16-15-17-17-16-15-16-14-13-13
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat morning, strong winds from the ESE by Sun afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed afternoon, min -27°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue morning, fresh winds from the E by Wed night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Frakes at the specific elevation of 3675 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
1467 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
High: scattered
1468 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-23° C
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1715 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (17 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Mcmurdo
1722 km SSW
24m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 350).
36 km
Mid: clear
SHIP8677
1840 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP6453
1852 km E
3m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
SHIP8909
1852 km E
3m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
SHIP2285
1852 km E
3m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
SHIP3859
1852 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP7742
1865 km E
3m alt.
3 hours ago
1° 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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