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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon morning, min -26°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu morning, min -18°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
5300
3850
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
km/h
15
E
20
ESE
25
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
NW
15
N
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NNE
35
N
35
N
15
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
E
15
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
2
5
—
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9
4
5
2
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-21
-21
-21
-22
-25
-20
-19
-21
-19
-17
-14
-15
-17
-16
-12
-11
-12
-15
min °C
-21
-21
-22
-24
-26
-26
-20
-21
-21
-18
-15
-17
-17
-17
-14
-11
-14
-16
 chill °C
-30
-32
-34
-34
-37
-36
-28
-30
-33
-29
-25
-30
-29
-25
-23
-20
-25
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
350
200
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-28-30-32-33-32-29-28-28-27-25-26-27-26-23-23-25-26-26-25-27-29-30-28-25-24-24-23-21-22-22-22-19-18-20-21-21-21-22-23-26-23-20-21-20-18-15-16-17-17-13-11-13-16
Sunrise
9:44
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9:19
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12:00
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—
12:00
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—
12:00
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—
12:00
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Sunset
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7:22
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7:47
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12:00
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—
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon morning, min -26°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu morning, min -18°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.

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
1494 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
3.6 km
Mid: few
High: broken
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1728 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-16°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 290).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB192E63S
2342 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATB190E64S
2363 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SSW
(40 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATB191E63S
2372 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATB189E63S
2378 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SSW
(36 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATB190E63S
2382 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 219).
- 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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