Mount Frakes weather
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Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon morning, min -22°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu morning, min -29°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
km/h
50
NE
60
NE
35
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
E
10
NE
5
NE
5
W
15
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
SSW
5
S
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Snowflake cm
4
7
2
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—
4
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-14
-14
-17
-20
-19
-16
-16
-17
-21
-23
-25
-26
-26
-28
-27
-26
-26
-24
min °C
-15
-14
-20
-21
-21
-18
-16
-19
-22
-24
-25
-26
-27
-29
-29
-26
-27
-26
 chill °C
-29
-28
-32
-28
-29
-25
-22
-19
-28
-34
-33
-32
-27
-29
-29
-26
-27
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-26-29-29-28-26-27-29-30-31-33-34-35-35-35-34-34-33-21-21-24-25-23-21-22-24-25-27-28-30-31-31-31-30-29-29-15-14-19-21-20-17-16-18-22-24-25-26-27-29-28-26-27-25
Sunrise
1:06
—
—
12:58
—
—
12:51
—
—
12:43
—
—
12:35
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—
12:27
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—
Sunset
—
4:15
—
—
4:22
—
—
4:30
—
—
4:37
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—
4:45
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—
4:52
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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 -14°C on Mon morning, min -22°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu morning, min -29°C on Fri afternoon). 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
-16°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 100).
3.8 km
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
63
Gales from the SSE
(63 kph at 160).
0.8 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC197E63S
2244 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATC195E63S
2252 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATB193E64S
2256 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATB194E64S
2257 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATC193E64S
2258 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATC196E63S
2262 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATC194E63S
2265 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 291).
- 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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