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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -22°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat afternoon, min -21°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the E by Sat night).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
5
E
20
E
30
E
25
E
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
SE
10
SE
5
NW
10
N
5
ENE
20
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
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Snowflake cm
—
—
3
4
5
6
4
2
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-22
-22
-16
-13
-14
-15
-16
-17
-17
-18
-19
-19
-18
-20
-19
-18
-17
-18
min °C
-22
-22
-21
-15
-15
-16
-16
-17
-18
-18
-20
-21
-19
-21
-21
-18
-18
-19
 chill °C
-27
-32
-32
-25
-26
-27
-27
-28
-28
-27
-26
-21
-24
-29
-31
-29
-30
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-28-25-25-28-29-29-29-27-27-28-28-27-26-27-26-26-28-25-23-21-21-22-23-24-24-23-23-24-23-22-23-23-22-22-23-22-22-19-14-15-16-16-17-18-18-20-20-19-21-20-18-18-19
Sunrise
12:11
—
—
11:53
—
—
11:45
—
—
11:36
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—
11:25
—
—
11:16
—
—
Sunset
—
5:08
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:34
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—
5:43
—
—
5:52
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -22°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat afternoon, min -21°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the E by Sat 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.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1728 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
clear
Haze -.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
3.3 km
Low: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2648 km E
48m alt.
40 minutes ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2649 km E
45m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 260).
0.2 km
Dinamet
2655 km E
52m alt.
40 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB304E63S
2684 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATB305E63S
2726 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATB306E63S
2742 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 258).
- 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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