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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Sat 12 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, gales from the NW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
5400
2000
2800
2000
2050
km/h
40
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
50
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
35
NW
60
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
40
SSW
20
WSW
25
WNW
35
W
20
NW
30
NNW
40
WNW
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Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-16
-18
-12
-12
-11
-12
-12
-11
-11
-13
-17
-21
-22
-20
-19
-19
-19
-20
min °C
-17
-18
-16
-12
-12
-13
-13
-12
-13
-14
-19
-25
-23
-20
-22
-19
-19
-20
 chill °C
-28
-28
-26
-24
-25
-24
-25
-23
-26
-28
-32
-39
-34
-32
-38
-30
-31
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-25-21-18-17-19-21-19-21-23-27-31-29-28-30-29-30-30-22-21-16-14-12-14-16-15-17-19-23-27-26-25-26-24-25-25-17-18-14-12-12-13-13-12-12-14-18-23-23-20-21-19-19-20
Sunrise
2:51
2:45
2:38
2:31
2:24
2:16
Sunset
12:45
12:51
12:57
1:03
1:10
1:17

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, gales from the NW by Sun night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed 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
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-10°C
Mist
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
28 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-28°C
-
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC202E65S
1907 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNE
(53 kph at 12).
- km
ASCATC201E65S
1927 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NNE
(57 kph at 16).
- km
ASCATB199E66S
1932 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the NNE
(61 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATC199E65S
1945 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NNE
(56 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATC200E65S
1949 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNE
(53 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATB199E65S
1952 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NNE
(56 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATB198E66S
1956 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the NNE
(62 kph at 16).
- 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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