– Lat/Long: 76.80° S 117.70° W
Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, AntarcticaIssued: 5 am Tue 18 Aug Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 5 am Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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3 Mount Frakes Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Thu morning, min -35°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, near gales from the WNW by Thu night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat morning, min -36°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri night, stormy winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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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 | light snow | snow shwrs | |
Cloud base (m) | 2050 | 2100 | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 | 2050 | 2000 | 2050 | 4850 | 2050 | 2050 | 2050 | 2000 | 2050 | 2050 | 2050 | ||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -34 | -33 | -32 | -33 | -32 | -32 | -31 | -32 | -32 | -32 | -27 | -21 | -20 | -22 | -24 | -36 | -34 | -29 |
min °C | -34 | -34 | -33 | -33 | -32 | -33 | -32 | -33 | -35 | -33 | -29 | -27 | -20 | -23 | -35 | -36 | -36 | -31 |
chill °C | -44 | -44 | -48 | -52 | -50 | -52 | -50 | -52 | -56 | -56 | -49 | -44 | -39 | -43 | -60 | -61 | -62 | -52 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | 6:41 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
 | — | — | 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 -31°C on Thu morning, min -35°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, near gales from the WNW by Thu night).
Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat morning, min -36°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri night, stormy winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon).
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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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ASCATB222E63S | |||||
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station |  | ||||
Williams Field |  | ||||
ASCATB221E63S | |||||
ASCATB222E62S | |||||
ASCATB221E62S | |||||
ASCATB222E61S | |||||
ASCATB220E62S | |||||
BaseBelgranoII |
* 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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