Mount Frakes weather
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Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Mon night, light winds from the NNE by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
mod snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2050
2000
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2000
2050
2050
km/h
45
N
35
NE
30
NNE
45
NE
60
NE
45
NE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
W
10
NW
5
NE
15
ESE
15
NNE
10
E
5
NE
5
NNW
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Snowflake cm
1
6
7
2
8
8
—
—
4
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-17
-17
-13
-14
-15
-15
-17
-16
-15
-15
-17
-18
-18
-19
-18
-18
-19
-19
min °C
-17
-18
-14
-14
-15
-18
-18
-17
-15
-15
-17
-18
-19
-19
-19
-18
-19
-20
 chill °C
-31
-31
-25
-27
-29
-31
-29
-27
-21
-19
-17
-23
-25
-28
-26
-24
-23
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-27-25-25-27-29-28-27-26-27-27-29-29-29-30-30-30-31-23-23-20-21-22-24-24-22-21-22-22-24-24-24-25-25-25-26-17-18-14-14-15-17-18-17-15-15-17-18-19-19-19-18-19-20
Sunrise
1:13
—
—
1:06
—
—
12:58
—
—
12:51
—
—
12:43
—
—
12:35
—
—
Sunset
—
4:08
—
—
4:15
—
—
4:22
—
—
4:30
—
—
4:37
—
—
4:45
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Mon night, light winds from the NNE by Tue night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Fri 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
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
clear
Clear
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
10.0 km
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: few
ASCATC191E64S
2325 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 174).
- km
ASCATC190E64S
2326 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the ESE
(38 kph at 119).
- km
ASCATC191E63S
2343 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SSE
(32 kph at 168).
- km
ASCATC189E64S
2349 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the ESE
(40 kph at 120).
- km
ASCATC190E63S
2373 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATC188E64S
2381 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 200).
- km
ASCATB188E64S
2383 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 259).
- 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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