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

Mount Frakes
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Fri 16 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri morning, min -22°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue morning, min -24°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
30
NNE
30
N
20
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
NNE
5
NNE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
max °C
-19
-19
-19
-20
-20
-20
-20
-20
-21
-22
-22
-22
-21
-21
-22
-22
-23
-24
min °C
-20
-19
-20
-20
-20
-21
-20
-20
-22
-22
-22
-22
-21
-21
-22
-23
-23
-24
-33
-31
-30
-31
-30
-32
-30
-29
-33
-32
-27
-30
-29
-29
-30
-30
-31
-34
450
500
50
500
400
250
600
400
0
300
100
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-19-20-20-20-21-20-20-22-22-22-22-21-21-22-23-23-24-16-15-16-16-16-16-16-16-18-18-18-18-17-17-18-19-19-20-10-9-10-10-10-10-10-11-12-11-13-13-11-13-13-13-14-15
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: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri morning, min -22°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue morning, min -24°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed 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
1467 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-33° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mcmurdo Williams
1713 km SSW
22m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Williams Field
1715 km SSW
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the E.(Wind varies from 070 to 140 degs)
(22 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
SHIP4904
1732 km SSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
1° C
21
Moderate winds from the E
(21 kph at 100).
- km
Cape Ross
1871 km SSW
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 130).
SHIP8226
1747 km SSW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
-3° C
21
Moderate winds from the E
(21 kph at 100).
SHIP4471
1747 km SSW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
-3° C
21
Moderate winds from the E
(21 kph at 100).
SHIP9745
1747 km SSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
1° C
21
Moderate winds from the E
(21 kph at 100).
- km
SHIP3836
1747 km SSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
1° C
21
Moderate winds from the E
(21 kph at 100).
- km
SHIP4184
1747 km SSW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
-3° C
21
Moderate winds from the E
(21 kph at 100).

* 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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