Mount Frakes weather
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Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon morning, min -21°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, near gales from the NE by Sat morning).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
5350
2050
2000
2000
2000
km/h
30
E
25
E
20
NE
15
NE
25
NE
30
E
25
E
20
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
5
ESE
20
W
15
WNW
20
NNW
25
NE
50
NNE
55
NE
45
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
3
1
—
2
4
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
5
5
14
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-17
-17
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-18
-20
-19
-19
-19
-18
-17
-15
-14
-14
-18
min °C
-17
-18
-20
-19
-19
-19
-20
-19
-21
-20
-19
-21
-19
-18
-17
-15
-16
-18
 chill °C
-29
-29
-30
-28
-31
-30
-31
-28
-32
-30
-19
-32
-28
-28
-28
-28
-30
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-30-29-28-29-30-29-29-29-29-29-28-26-24-23-23-26-24-24-25-25-24-24-25-24-25-25-24-25-24-22-20-20-20-23-17-18-20-19-19-19-20-19-21-20-19-20-19-18-16-15-15-18
Sunrise
10:54
—
—
10:44
—
—
10:30
—
—
10:17
—
—
10:01
—
—
9:44
—
—
Sunset
—
6:13
—
—
6:23
—
—
6:36
—
—
6:50
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:22
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon morning, min -21°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, near gales from the NE by Sat morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Frakes at the specific elevation of 2000 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
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
69
Gales from the SSE
(69 kph at 160).
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
moderate rain
Continuous moderate rain.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-10°C
-
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB191E64S
2307 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NE
(32 kph at 43).
- km
ASCATB189E64S
2339 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the N
(29 kph at 4).
- km
ASCATB191E63S
2345 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATB188E64S
2355 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the N
(34 kph at 1).
- km
ASCATB190E64S
2355 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the N
(27 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATB190E63S
2375 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATB189E63S
2396 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NNW
(25 kph at 345).
- 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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