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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Sun 11 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon night, min -25°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun morning, strong winds from the NW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri afternoon, min -21°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
15
S
20
SSW
25
SW
25
W
25
W
35
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
45
NW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
2
2
3
4
8
5
4
8
max °C
-25
-24
-22
-20
-20
-18
-18
-18
-18
-19
-19
-19
-19
-21
-19
-19
-18
-19
min °C
-25
-24
-23
-21
-21
-20
-18
-19
-20
-19
-20
-20
-20
-21
-20
-19
-19
-20
-35
-36
-34
-33
-34
-32
-32
-33
-35
-33
-33
-34
-33
-35
-33
-32
-32
-32
0
0
0
100
500
0
800
750
0
700
600
200
400
300
250
600
400
200
Cloud base (m)
2050
2000
2000
5050
2050
2100
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-24-23-21-21-19-18-19-19-19-20-20-20-21-20-19-19-20-20-20-19-17-16-15-14-14-15-15-15-16-17-17-16-15-15-16-14-16-14-11-10-10-8-9-10-8-10-11-10-11-10-9-10-10
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon night, min -25°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun morning, strong winds from the NW by Tue night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri afternoon, min -21°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

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
Williams Field
1715 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 009 to 014 degs)
(13 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Cape Ross
1871 km SSW
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
1995 km SW
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
Cape Phillips
2001 km SW
780m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 220).
Priestley Glacier
2152 km SW
1925m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
SHIP7571
2324 km E
3m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
SHIP8980
2324 km E
3m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
SHIP2625
2324 km E
3m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
SHIP5673
2324 km E
3m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
SHIP6755
2326 km E
15m alt.
48 minutes ago
- 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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