Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

 

Days 0-3 Mount Frakes Weather Summary:

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Thu afternoon, min -37°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 3-6 Mount Frakes Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Sun morning, min -39°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Mount Frakes Weather Summary:

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu afternoon, min -37°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, near gales from the NW by Thu night).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM
snow showers
partially cloudy
clear
snow showers
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partially cloudy
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partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
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snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
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Wind km/h
25 ENE25
20 E20
20 ESE20
25 ESE25
30 SE30
35 SSE35
20 SE20
15 SSE15
15 SSE15
15 SE15
25 SSE25
25 SSE25
20 SSE20
15 SE15
20 ESE20
20 ESE20
20 E20
10 SE10
15 W15
25 WSW25
25 WSW25
35 WSW35
45 WSW45
45 W45
55 NW55
40 NNW40
30 NNE30
snow shwrs some clouds clear snow shwrs some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds clear some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds clear some clouds some clouds snow shwrs light snow light snow light snow snow shwrs
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Rain
Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
2 - - 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 3 4 1 1
High °C
-34 -34 -33 -33 -34 -35 -35 -35 -36 -37 -36 -36 -37 -38 -38 -38 -37 -37 -37 -36 -35 -33 -30 -29 -30 -30 -30
Low °C
-35 -34 -34 -34 -34 -35 -36 -35 -37 -37 -37 -36 -37 -38 -39 -39 -38 -37 -37 -37 -36 -35 -31 -29 -30 -30 -30
Chill °C
-49 -49 -49 -49 -51 -53 -49 -48 -50 -50 -52 -52 -53 -51 -52 -54 -49 -47 -46 -53 -51 -52 -48 -47 -49 -48 -46
Freezing level m
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Sunrise
- 12:00 - - 7:03 - - 6:43 - - 6:26 - - 6:11 - - 5:58 - - 5:47 - - 5:35 - - 5:24 -
Sunset
- - 12:00 - - 8:47 - - 9:07 - - 9:23 - - 9:37 - - 9:51 - - 10:02 - - 10:12 - - 10:22

Issued local time.

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.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Univ Wi Id 8917
1260 km ESE
1395m alt.
2 hours ago
-20.0° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 50).
Amundsen-Scott Airport
1494 km S
2830m alt.
2 hours ago
-49° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 80).
Low: few
Limbert Aws
1496 km ESE
40m alt.
2 hours ago
-29.3° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 220).
Fossil Bluff
1574 km E
55m alt.
2 hours ago
-6.4° C
No report.
Linda
1664 km SSW
50m alt.
2 hours ago
-17.3° C
No report.

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Mount Frakes and within an acceptable time window.

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