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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed night, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Mon morning, light winds from the E by Mon night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
km/h
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
E
10
SE
0
SW
10
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
25
NE
35
NE
35
E
40
E
30
E
20
E
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Snowflake cm
4
3
1
—
—
—
—
1
2
1
2
7
3
4
6
2
2
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-18
-18
-17
-17
-19
-19
-19
-20
-19
-18
-17
-16
-17
-18
-18
-20
-20
-19
min °C
-18
-19
-20
-18
-21
-22
-20
-20
-20
-18
-18
-17
-18
-18
-20
-21
-21
-20
 chill °C
-30
-30
-30
-25
-27
-22
-29
-31
-31
-30
-30
-28
-29
-30
-34
-35
-34
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-30-29-27-28-27-26-27-28-28-29-30-30-29-29-31-31-30-25-25-24-23-24-23-22-24-24-24-24-24-25-25-26-27-27-24-18-19-19-18-20-21-20-20-20-18-18-17-18-18-19-21-21-20
Sunrise
11:45
—
—
11:36
—
—
11:25
—
—
11:16
—
—
11:06
—
—
10:54
—
—
Sunset
—
5:24
—
—
5:34
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:52
—
—
6:02
—
—
6:13
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed night, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Mon morning, light winds from the E by Mon 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1728 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-27°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
-
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-14°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
2510 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
2582 km E
24m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: few
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2649 km E
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseCarlini
2652 km E
11m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
-
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
2655 km E
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).

* 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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