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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Wed afternoon, min -34°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, strong winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat morning, min -35°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2050
2100
2250
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
km/h
10
SW
10
W
25
W
45
NNW
40
N
45
N
40
N
40
N
45
NNW
60
WNW
65
WNW
55
NW
90
NNW
85
NNW
80
N
70
NNW
80
NNW
45
NNW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
4
2
1
1
3
1
1
5
1
1
2
 mm
max °C
-34
-33
-33
-33
-32
-33
-32
-32
-33
-32
-29
-24
-20
-21
-22
-32
-33
-32
min °C
-34
-34
-33
-33
-32
-34
-33
-33
-34
-33
-31
-27
-21
-21
-30
-35
-35
-33
 chill °C
-43
-45
-48
-52
-50
-53
-52
-52
-51
-54
-52
-46
-40
-40
-53
-59
-60
-52
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-33-33-32-34-33-33-34-33-30-26-21-21-26-34-34-33-29-29-29-29-28-29-29-29-29-29-27-23-17-17-22-29-29-29-23-24-25-24-24-24-24-24-24-27-25-20-14-14-17-22-23-24
Sunrise
6:41
6:24
6:11
5:58
5:46
5:35
Sunset
9:07
9:25
9:38
9:51
10:03
10:12

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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 afternoon. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Wed afternoon, min -34°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, strong winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat morning, min -35°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1728 km SSW
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-27° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
50 minutes ago
-11° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
50 minutes ago
-35° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB295E64S
2307 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NE
(59 kph at 54).
- km
ASCATB296E64S
2388 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the ENE
(49 kph at 64).
- km
ASCATB297E64S
2409 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the ENE
(52 kph at 63).
- km
ASCATB295E63S
2463 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the ENE
(52 kph at 68).
- km
ASCATB296E63S
2485 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the ENE
(57 kph at 67).
- km
ASCATC299E63S
2493 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the ENE
(55 kph at 61).
- 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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