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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat afternoon, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sat morning, light winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
km/h
40
E
30
E
35
NE
35
NE
25
NE
35
E
25
E
20
E
15
NE
20
N
30
NE
30
E
20
E
10
E
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
25
NE
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Snowflake cm
4
4
10
3
2
6
2
—
—
—
2
6
2
—
—
—
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-17
-16
-16
-18
-18
-18
-18
-18
-18
-19
-18
-19
-17
-17
-17
-16
-17
-18
min °C
-18
-16
-17
-18
-18
-19
-18
-18
-19
-19
-19
-19
-18
-18
-18
-17
-17
-19
 chill °C
-32
-27
-30
-30
-29
-32
-29
-28
-27
-29
-31
-31
-28
-23
-25
-27
-26
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-28-30-30-29-30-29-28-29-29-28-29-28-28-28-27-28-29-24-23-24-25-25-26-25-23-24-24-24-24-24-24-23-23-23-24-18-16-17-18-18-19-18-18-19-19-19-19-18-18-18-17-17-19
Sunrise
11:16
—
—
11:06
—
—
10:54
—
—
10:44
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—
10:30
—
—
10:17
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—
Sunset
—
5:52
—
—
6:02
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:23
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—
6:36
—
—
6:50
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat afternoon, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sat morning, light winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon).

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.
3 hours ago
-15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
3 hours ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 330).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2648 km E
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Dinamet
2655 km E
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB304E63S
2697 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATB305E63S
2728 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 277).
- km
DomeA
2745 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB306E63S
2750 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATB307E63S
2779 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the W
(21 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATB304E62S
2789 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 290).
- 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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