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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 09 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Thu afternoon, min -35°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Thu morning, moderate winds from the NE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Tue night, min -37°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun morning, strong winds from the E by Mon night).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
 km/h
50
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
2
2
1
max °C
-31
-30
-31
-32
-32
-33
-34
-34
-34
-34
-35
-35
-35
-36
-36
-35
-35
-31
min °C
-31
-30
-31
-32
-33
-34
-35
-35
-34
-34
-35
-35
-36
-36
-37
-36
-35
-33
-50
-47
-48
-49
-51
-52
-51
-51
-50
-48
-49
-49
-52
-53
-57
-54
-53
-50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-30-31-32-33-34-35-35-34-34-35-35-36-36-37-36-35-32-26-26-27-28-29-30-31-31-30-30-31-31-31-32-33-32-31-28-20-21-23-24-25-27-28-28-27-28-29-28-28-28-28-28-27-25
Sunrise
3:45
3:51
3:59
4:07
4:13
4:22
Sunset
11:56
11:48
11:41
11:33
11:25
11:17

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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 Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Thu afternoon, min -35°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Thu morning, moderate winds from the NE by Sat night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Tue night, min -37°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun morning, strong winds from the E by Mon 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
1494 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
High: scattered
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1728 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-30° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
80
Severe gales from the E
(80 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-14° C
-
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
Jang Bogo Station
2016 km SW
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-16° C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATC169E69S
2419 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATC168E69S
2437 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATC169E68S
2437 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATC170E68S
2496 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 292).
- 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.

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