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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Tue 13 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu morning, min -21°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri afternoon, min -22°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
45
W
40
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNW
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
max °C
-20
-20
-21
-21
-21
-20
-19
-20
-20
-19
-18
-18
-19
-19
-20
-21
-21
-21
min °C
-20
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-19
-20
-20
-20
-19
-19
-19
-19
-21
-21
-21
-22
-35
-34
-34
-34
-33
-33
-30
-31
-32
-31
-28
-29
-29
-29
-31
-31
-33
-35
300
100
0
400
550
200
450
350
0
500
500
200
550
500
250
600
450
0
Cloud base (m)
2150
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-21-21-21-21-21-19-20-20-20-19-19-19-19-21-21-21-22-16-17-17-17-17-17-16-17-17-15-14-14-15-15-16-17-17-17-10-12-12-10-10-11-10-11-11-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-11-12
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 Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu morning, min -21°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri afternoon, min -22°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
ASCATC172E77S
1687 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the E
(21 kph at 89).
- km
ASCATC171E77S
1709 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the E
(21 kph at 82).
- km
ASCATC170E77S
1714 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 74).
- km
ASCATC172E76S
1717 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 81).
- km
Mcmurdo Williams
1727 km SSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 013 to 018 degs)
(19 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC171E76S
1738 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 58).
- km
ASCATC173E76S
1750 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 144).
- km
ASCATC173E75S
1771 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5
Calm
(5 kph at 164).
- km
ASCATC170E76S
1785 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 20).
- 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.

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