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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue morning, min -26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the NE by Thu night).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
20
NW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SE
10
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
20
NE
30
ESE
35
SE
15
ESE
15
N
20
NNW
10
NNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
3
2
4
9
2
2
3
—
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-25
-23
-22
-23
-16
-14
-15
-16
-15
-16
-16
-15
-19
-19
-18
-19
-19
min °C
-24
-25
-26
-23
-23
-22
-16
-15
-17
-15
-16
-17
-18
-19
-20
-19
-19
-20
 chill °C
-35
-32
-35
-29
-32
-32
-26
-26
-30
-27
-27
-27
-31
-32
-29
-28
-29
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-32-31-29-28-25-26-28-28-28-28-27-26-28-28-28-28-29-29-28-27-25-24-21-21-22-23-23-23-23-21-24-24-24-24-24-24-25-25-23-23-19-15-15-17-15-16-17-17-19-20-19-19-20
Sunrise
12:19
—
—
12:11
—
—
11:53
—
—
11:45
—
—
11:36
—
—
11:25
—
—
Sunset
—
5:00
—
—
5:08
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:34
—
—
5:43
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue morning, min -26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the NE by Thu 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
1494 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
1612 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 020 to 026 degs)
(17 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-20°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
2016 km SW
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-14°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
40 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 290).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
2510 km E
200m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 50).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBernardoO higgins
2566 km E
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
State of sky unchanged.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
2582 km E
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: scattered

* 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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