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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun night, min -20°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed morning, min -23°C on Thu 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
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2050
2000
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
km/h
45
N
35
NE
30
NNE
45
NE
60
NE
40
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
5
E
5
SSE
0
W
10
NW
10
N
5
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
4
5
3
8
6
—
—
4
2
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-17
-17
-13
-14
-14
-15
-19
-18
-16
-16
-17
-18
-19
-21
-21
-20
-20
-20
min °C
-17
-19
-14
-14
-14
-19
-20
-20
-17
-16
-17
-19
-19
-22
-23
-20
-21
-20
 chill °C
-30
-32
-26
-27
-28
-32
-29
-28
-24
-21
-17
-26
-26
-26
-28
-27
-28
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-28-25-25-26-29-29-27-26-26-27-29-30-31-32-32-31-32-23-24-21-21-21-24-24-23-21-22-22-24-25-26-27-26-26-27-17-18-14-14-14-17-20-19-17-16-17-19-19-22-22-20-21-20
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 Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun night, min -20°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed morning, min -23°C on Thu 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
-14°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (30 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
-
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB295E65S
2229 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATC295E65S
2229 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SW
(23 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATB287E63S
2257 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 171).
- km
ASCATB288E63S
2279 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 167).
- km
ASCATB287E62S
2364 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the E
(14 kph at 94).
- km
ASCATB296E64S
2371 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATC296E64S
2381 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 250).
- 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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