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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri morning, min -25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed afternoon, min -24°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the NE by Wed night).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
km/h
20
E
10
ENE
10
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
NNE
20
NW
15
WNW
0
N
5
N
5
NE
5
NNE
5
SSW
5
SSE
20
N
25
NNE
35
NE
25
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-21
-22
-22
-21
-22
-23
-23
-24
-23
-23
-23
-17
-18
-18
-16
-16
-15
-15
min °C
-22
-22
-22
-21
-23
-24
-23
-24
-25
-23
-24
-23
-19
-19
-17
-17
-16
-17
 chill °C
-32
-30
-29
-32
-33
-31
-34
-34
-25
-23
-31
-30
-26
-19
-27
-28
-28
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-32-32-32-33-33-32-31-31-30-29-27-25-25-26-27-25-26-27-28-28-27-29-29-28-27-27-26-25-23-21-21-22-23-21-23-22-22-22-21-23-24-23-24-24-23-24-20-19-19-17-17-16-16
Sunrise
12:35
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—
12:27
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—
12:19
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—
12:11
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11:53
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—
11:45
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Sunset
—
4:45
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4:52
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5:00
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5:08
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5:16
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5:24
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri morning, min -25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed afternoon, min -24°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the NE by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
1612 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: clear
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1728 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
9.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
clear
Haze -.
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 110).
4.9 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
44
Strong winds from the NNE
(44 kph at 20).
26 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-16°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
2016 km SW
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-13°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 300).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
2510 km E
200m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 300).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
2566 km E
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
State of sky unchanged.
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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