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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat afternoon, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun night, min -24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
10
E
5
SE
10
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
40
E
30
E
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
35
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
1
3
5
3
10
4
3
8
2
6
3
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—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-18
-20
-21
-20
-19
-18
-18
-16
-16
-16
-18
-15
-15
-16
-18
-19
-22
-23
min °C
-19
-20
-22
-21
-19
-19
-18
-17
-17
-18
-18
-17
-15
-17
-19
-20
-23
-24
 chill °C
-24
-25
-30
-32
-30
-32
-31
-28
-29
-30
-30
-30
-25
-27
-28
-28
-23
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-28-28-28-29-29-28-29-29-29-28-28-29-30-32-31-32-23-24-24-24-23-24-24-24-24-25-25-24-23-23-25-27-27-28-19-20-22-21-19-19-18-17-17-17-18-16-15-17-19-20-23-24
Sunrise
11:36
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—
11:25
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11:16
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11:06
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10:54
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—
10:44
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Sunset
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5:34
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5:43
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5:52
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—
6:02
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6:13
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6:23
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat afternoon, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NE by Sat night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun night, min -24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun night, calm by Tue 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
1494 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
1612 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1728 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: broken
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
moderate snow
Clouds developing.
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
2016 km SW
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 200).
40 km
Mid: scattered
hy2c186E64S
2408 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the N
(27 kph at 0).
- km
hy2c185E64S
2476 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the N
(21 kph at 358).
- km
hy2c184E64S
2501 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 20).
- 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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