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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed afternoon, min -26°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, gales from the NNW by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri morning, min -18°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Thu afternoon, light winds from the N by Sat night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2050
2050
4700
2000
2050
2050
2050
5050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
km/h
15
NNE
15
NE
5
WSW
25
SW
15
N
45
N
60
N
55
N
50
N
40
NW
50
N
45
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
25
NNE
15
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
4
2
3
3
—
—
4
3
5
12
5
2
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-26
-25
-22
-20
-22
-19
-16
-17
-17
-16
-14
-13
-13
-14
-14
-14
-14
min °C
-26
-26
-26
-24
-20
-23
-20
-17
-20
-17
-18
-16
-14
-14
-15
-15
-15
-15
 chill °C
-38
-37
-32
-37
-29
-39
-36
-32
-35
-30
-33
-30
-26
-27
-27
-28
-24
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-34-31-28-30-30-29-30-26-25-24-24-24-25-26-25-26-30-30-30-27-24-26-26-24-24-21-21-19-19-19-21-21-21-21-25-26-26-23-20-23-20-17-19-17-17-15-14-14-15-15-15-15
Sunrise
1:57
—
—
1:50
—
—
1:43
—
—
1:35
—
—
1:28
—
—
1:21
—
—
Sunset
3:29
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—
3:36
—
—
3:42
—
—
3:48
—
—
3:56
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—
—
4:02
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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 -16°C on Wed afternoon, min -26°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, gales from the NNW by Wed morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri morning, min -18°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Thu afternoon, light winds from the N by Sat 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. (17 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
High: few
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
clear
Clear
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (37 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2648 km E
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2649 km E
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
2655 km E
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB306E62S
2852 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the W
(66 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB307E62S
2881 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the W
(60 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB308E62S
2889 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the W
(61 kph at 264).
- km
2934 km SE
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).

* 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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