Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

 

Days 0-3 Mount Frakes Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sun night, min -40°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 3-6 Mount Frakes Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Fri afternoon, min -38°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon).

Days 6-9 Mount Frakes Weather Summary:

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Mon afternoon, min -33°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, gales from the NW by Sat night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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 night AM
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
moderate snow
light snow
snow showers
partially cloudy
clear
Wind km/h
15 ESE15
20 SSE20
20 SE20
20 E20
25 ENE25
25 ESE25
25 SE25
15 E15
35 E35
40 ESE40
30 ESE30
25 ESE25
35 E35
35 ESE35
35 ESE35
35 SE35
40 SSE40
25 SE25
15 SSE15
15 W15
25 W25
40 NW40
65 NW65
55 NW55
20 SW20
25 SW25
20 SW20
clear clear clear some clouds some clouds clear some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds clear clear clear clear clear some clouds some clouds mod. snow light snow snow shwrs some clouds clear
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 3 2 - -
High °C
-37 -38 -37 -36 -33 -34 -35 -39 -38 -38 -38 -37 -38 -37 -37 -36 -34 -34 -33 -31 -29 -29 -28 -28 -29 -28 -27
Low °C
-37 -38 -38 -37 -35 -34 -37 -40 -39 -38 -38 -38 -38 -38 -37 -37 -35 -34 -33 -32 -30 -30 -30 -28 -29 -30 -27
Chill °C
-51 -51 -52 -52 -48 -50 -51 -52 -58 -58 -57 -54 -58 -56 -56 -55 -51 -50 -45 -46 -45 -46 -48 -47 -42 -42 -40
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
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop mountain backdrop
-37-38-37-36-33-34-35-39-38-38-38-37-38-37-37-36-34-34-33-31-29-29-28-28-29-28-27-34-34-34-33-30-30-32-36-34-34-34-33-34-33-33-32-30-29-28-26-25-25-24-23-25-23-22-32-32-31-30-27-28-30-33-32-31-31-31-31-31-31-31-29-28-26-24-22-22-20-19-20-21-19
Sunrise
- - 6:26 - - 6:11 - - 5:58 - - 5:47 - - 5:35 - - 5:24 - - 5:15 - - 5:05 - - 4:56
Sunset
9:07 - - 9:23 - - 9:37 - - 9:51 - - 10:02 - - 10:12 - - 10:22 - - 10:32 - - 10:41 - -

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.
3 hours ago
-20.0° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 50).
ASCAT249E65S
1381 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the S
(54 kph at 7.6).
- km
ASCAT250E65S
1384 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the S
(51 kph at 7.9).
- km
ASCATB249E65S
1390 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 13.9).
- km
ASCATB250E65S
1393 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the S
(51 kph at 10.3).
- 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Mount Frakes and within an acceptable time window.

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