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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -22°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the E by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
km/h
25
E
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
15
SE
5
SSE
5
NW
10
NE
15
ENE
30
E
25
E
30
E
35
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
E
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Snowflake cm
4
5
7
4
2
4
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
2
9
4
3
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-13
-15
-15
-18
-18
-16
-17
-20
-19
-19
-21
-19
-16
-17
-16
-17
-18
-18
min °C
-14
-15
-17
-18
-18
-18
-19
-22
-21
-20
-21
-21
-18
-17
-17
-17
-18
-20
 chill °C
-24
-25
-28
-30
-30
-30
-26
-26
-25
-28
-30
-33
-29
-28
-30
-28
-29
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-28-29-30-30-28-27-28-27-26-26-27-27-28-29-29-30-30-21-22-23-25-25-23-23-24-23-22-22-24-23-23-24-24-25-25-14-15-16-18-18-17-18-21-20-20-21-20-17-17-17-17-18-19
Sunrise
11:53
—
—
11:45
—
—
11:36
—
—
11:25
—
—
11:16
—
—
11:06
—
—
Sunset
—
5:16
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:34
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:52
—
—
6:02
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -22°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the E by Sat afternoon).

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.
3 hours ago
-26°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-23°C
clear
Clear
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 70).
10.0 km
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATC188E64S
2356 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NW
(60 kph at 321).
- km
ASCATC187E64S
2368 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the NNW
(61 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATB184E65S
2392 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the NW
(65 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB185E64S
2399 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the NW
(66 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATC186E64S
2400 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the NW
(66 kph at 311).
- km
ASCATC184E65S
2409 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
67
Gales from the WNW
(67 kph at 296).
- 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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