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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Sat 27 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun night, min -28°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun night, fresh winds from the E by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue night, min -25°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Wed night, moderate winds from the NE by Thu night).

Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
15
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
45
E
45
E
55
E
45
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
1
4
2
2
5
4
5
2
max °C
-27
-27
-27
-28
-26
-25
-25
-26
-25
-24
-22
-21
-22
-23
-24
-24
-24
-23
min °C
-27
-27
-27
-28
-27
-25
-25
-26
-26
-25
-23
-22
-23
-23
-25
-25
-24
-24
-38
-39
-40
-42
-40
-35
-38
-41
-41
-38
-36
-37
-39
-39
-43
-42
-39
-38
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
250
50
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-27-27-28-27-25-25-26-26-25-23-22-23-23-25-25-24-24-23-22-24-24-23-21-22-22-22-21-19-18-20-20-21-20-19-19-16-18-18-17-17-17-15-16-17-15-14-13-13-13-14-13-13-13
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun night, min -28°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun night, fresh winds from the E by Mon night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue night, min -25°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Wed night, moderate winds from the NE by Thu 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
1494 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-29° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 200).
9.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
1612 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-29° C
light snow
Diamond dust.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: scattered
Mcmurdo Williams
1727 km SSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (11 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Mcmurdo
1736 km SSW
24m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 310).
34 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Cape Ross
1887 km SSW
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
2013 km SW
93m alt.
57 minutes ago
1° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 70).
Cape Phillips
2018 km SW
780m alt.
57 minutes ago
-6° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 20 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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