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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Mon 29 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue night, min -27°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Tue morning, near gales from the E by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat afternoon, min -26°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Thu morning, light winds from the E by Fri night).

Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
30
E
30
E
35
E
25
E
25
ENE
50
E
45
E
50
E
55
E
50
E
40
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
35
E
20
E
20
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
1
3
3
2
4
2
4
5
2
2
1
1
max °C
-26
-26
-26
-25
-23
-22
-22
-23
-24
-25
-25
-25
-25
-26
-26
-25
-24
-24
min °C
-27
-26
-26
-25
-24
-22
-23
-23
-25
-25
-25
-26
-25
-26
-26
-25
-25
-24
-42
-41
-41
-38
-37
-36
-39
-39
-43
-42
-41
-39
-39
-41
-38
-37
-39
-38
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
250
0
50
100
0
150
50
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-26-26-25-24-22-23-23-25-25-25-26-25-26-26-25-25-24-23-22-22-21-20-19-19-20-21-21-20-21-21-21-22-21-21-20-16-17-17-15-15-13-12-13-14-14-13-14-13-14-15-14-14-15
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue night, min -27°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Tue morning, near gales from the E by Wed night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat afternoon, min -26°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Thu morning, light winds from the E by Fri 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.
2 hours ago
-28° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Mcmurdo Williams
1713 km SSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
1715 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
ASCATC167E75S
1910 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the SSW
(10 kph at 203).
- km
ASCATC166E75S
1921 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
4
Calm
(4 kph at 187).
- km
Priestley Glacier
2174 km SW
1925m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC172E67S
2462 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 128).
- km
ASCATC171E67S
2488 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
8
Light winds from the S
(8 kph at 173).
- km
SHIP9275
2492 km E
3m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
SHIP8019
2492 km E
3m alt.
1 hour 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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