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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Sun 18 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun morning, min -22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed morning, min -25°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Fri night).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
 km/h
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
30
S
2
3
max °C
-21
-21
-21
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
-23
-24
-23
-23
-23
-23
-23
-23
min °C
-21
-21
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
-23
-23
-24
-24
-23
-23
-24
-23
-25
-32
-31
-34
-33
-30
-30
-27
-29
-29
-33
-34
-36
-33
-32
-33
-36
-35
-40
550
550
150
400
300
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2200
2050
3650
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-21-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-23-23-24-24-23-23-24-23-24-16-17-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-19-19-20-19-19-19-19-19-20-10-10-12-11-12-13-12-13-14-13-14-15-14-15-15-14-16-17
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 afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun morning, min -22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed morning, min -25°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
1467 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-31° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
1468 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-31° C
light snow
Diamond dust.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
1715 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Mcmurdo
1722 km SSW
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
clear
Clear skies.
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 70).
32 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP9480
1732 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 250).
- km
SHIP7034
1747 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 250).
- km
SHIP4048
1747 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 250).
- km
SHIP2751
1757 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
55
Near gales from the SSE
(56 kph at 150).
3.2 km
SHIP8615
1757 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
55
Near gales from the SSE
(56 kph at 150).
3.2 km
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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