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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Tue 03 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue morning, min -23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri morning, min -26°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the E by Sun night).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2100
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2100
2000
km/h
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
0
S
5
E
10
E
15
E
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ENE
35
E
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-18
-20
-20
-19
-20
-20
-20
-21
-22
-22
-24
-24
-24
-24
-22
-22
-23
-23
min °C
-18
-21
-21
-19
-20
-21
-20
-22
-23
-23
-24
-25
-24
-26
-26
-22
-23
-26
 chill °C
-27
-29
-28
-26
-25
-21
-20
-30
-32
-34
-36
-38
-38
-40
-38
-30
-31
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-29-30-30-30-30-30-30-31-31-31-33-33-32-31-30-32-33-24-25-25-26-26-26-25-26-27-27-27-29-29-28-27-26-28-30-18-21-21-19-20-21-20-22-23-23-24-25-24-25-24-22-23-25
Sunrise
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
—
—
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue morning, min -23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri morning, min -26°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the E by Sun night).

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
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
8.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
Mcmurdo Williams
1727 km SSW
22m alt.
1 hour ago
-17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1728 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB219E63S
1740 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATB218E63S
1757 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATB217E63S
1797 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATB216E63S
1819 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATB219E62S
1823 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATB218E62S
1834 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 273).
- 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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