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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat afternoon, min -20°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed night, min -21°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon night, fresh winds from the E by Wed morning).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
25
NE
30
ENE
35
E
25
E
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
40
E
30
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
20
N
20
N
25
NE
30
E
25
ENE
25
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
4
3
4
10
2
3
7
3
1
—
—
—
3
2
2
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-19
-17
-17
-16
-16
-17
-17
-18
-19
-18
-19
-19
-20
-20
-20
-19
-16
min °C
-20
-18
-18
-16
-17
-17
-18
-19
-19
-18
-19
-20
-21
-21
-20
-19
-17
 chill °C
-31
-29
-31
-26
-29
-29
-28
-32
-31
-27
-27
-30
-32
-33
-33
-30
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-29-28-29-29-28-29-30-29-29-30-29-29-30-30-28-24-24-24-23-24-24-24-25-26-24-24-25-25-25-25-25-23-20-18-18-16-17-17-18-19-19-18-19-20-21-21-20-19-17
Sunrise
—
—
11:16
—
—
11:06
—
—
10:54
—
—
10:44
—
—
10:30
—
—
Sunset
5:43
—
—
5:52
—
—
6:02
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:23
—
—
6:36
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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 night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat afternoon, min -20°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed night, min -21°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon night, fresh winds from the E by Wed morning).

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
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 330 to 070 degs)
(17 kph at 350).
10.0 km
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
Mist
Wind obs. (11 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
-
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 200).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB204E65S
1910 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NW
(25 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATB208E64S
1915 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATC208E64S
1924 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATB211E63S
1934 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 7).
- km
ASCATB203E65S
1935 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATC212E63S
1938 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATB207E64S
1943 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 291).
- 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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