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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun morning, min -21°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
7350
7900
5200
2050
km/h
25
E
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
N
15
NNE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
E
25
E
20
E
5
ENE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
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Snowflake cm
—
2
5
5
3
—
4
6
5
2
2
2
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—
—
—
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-19
-16
-14
-13
-13
-15
-13
-14
-16
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-17
-16
-17
-17
min °C
-20
-17
-16
-13
-15
-17
-14
-15
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-21
-21
-17
-17
-18
 chill °C
-31
-27
-27
-23
-26
-28
-23
-25
-30
-30
-31
-31
-24
-26
-29
-24
-26
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
100
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-26-25-25-26-26-25-26-28-29-29-28-29-29-28-26-24-26-24-22-21-20-21-22-20-21-24-26-25-25-25-25-23-21-21-22-20-17-15-13-14-16-14-15-18-19-19-19-19-20-19-17-17-18
Sunrise
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
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Sunset
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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—
12:00
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12:00
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun morning, min -21°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Fri afternoon, calm 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
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1728 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
clear
Clear
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 150).
7.0 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2648 km E
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2649 km E
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
clear
Mist -.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 280).
3.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
2655 km E
52m alt.
43 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
DomeA
2745 km S
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB306E63S
2756 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB307E63S
2787 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the W
(14 kph at 267).
- 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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