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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 21 Aug Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri night, min -37°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed morning, min -33°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
3650
2150
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
65
WNW
50
NNW
90
NNW
105
NNW
110
NNW
110
NNW
60
NNW
15
WSW
45
SW
45
W
35
W
55
W
100
W
120
WNW
125
NW
120
WNW
65
WNW
45
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
10
5
7
1
 mm
max °C
-29
-27
-24
-24
-25
-29
-32
-36
-34
-32
-30
-26
-26
-21
-21
-20
-21
-21
min °C
-30
-29
-26
-24
-27
-31
-34
-37
-37
-33
-32
-29
-26
-23
-24
-21
-21
-24
 chill °C
-51
-48
-47
-46
-51
-54
-48
-54
-56
-52
-50
-47
-48
-45
-47
-42
-38
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-28-25-24-26-30-33-37-36-33-31-28-26-22-23-21-21-23-26-25-21-21-22-27-30-34-32-28-26-23-23-18-18-16-16-18-22-21-19-15-15-22-29-32-30-25-24-19-19-16-16-14-14-16
Sunrise
5:58
5:46
5:35
5:24
5:15
5:05
Sunset
9:51
10:03
10:12
10:22
10:33
10:41

Loading...

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri night, min -37°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed morning, min -33°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Tue 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.

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
-36° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-26° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
hy2c278E65S
1783 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 230).
- km
hy2c277E65S
1817 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 238).
- km
hy2c277E64S
1836 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 238).
- km
hy2c279E65S
1842 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 235).
- km
hy2c276E64S
1855 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 235).
- km
hy2c278E64S
1860 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 232).
- km
hy2c281E65S
1860 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 230).
- km
hy2c275E64S
1875 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 240).
- 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.

Mount Frakes Photos