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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Mon 16 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon morning, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
km/h
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
E
5
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
0
NE
0
ENE
5
E
10
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
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Snowflake cm
5
6
8
2
2
2
1
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-13
-13
-17
-16
-17
-17
-16
-16
-14
-13
-13
-14
-13
-15
-16
-16
-17
-18
min °C
-13
-15
-17
-17
-17
-19
-17
-16
-16
-13
-14
-15
-14
-16
-16
-16
-18
-19
 chill °C
-24
-27
-29
-24
-24
-28
-24
-21
-22
-17
-14
-15
-18
-22
-23
-26
-27
-28
Freezing level m
200
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-25-27-27-29-29-28-27-27-25-25-25-25-25-26-27-27-28-20-21-23-23-24-25-24-23-22-20-20-20-20-20-21-22-22-23-13-14-17-17-17-18-17-16-15-13-14-15-14-16-16-16-18-19
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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon morning, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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
Mcmurdo Williams
1713 km SSW
22m alt.
3 hours ago
-6°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (65 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
Low: overcast
Williams Field
1715 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (50 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
BaseBelgranoII
1861 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
41
Strong winds from the SSE
(41 kph at 160).
5.0 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
1864 km E
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: few
SHIP7830
2292 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP827
2310 km E
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
SHIP1071
2310 km E
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
SHIP5926
2310 km E
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
SHIP3412
2310 km E
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
SHIP3815
2310 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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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