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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed morning, min -23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun afternoon, min -26°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
25
E
25
E
25
E
10
E
0
SSW
10
W
10
SW
5
WNW
10
N
5
NE
10
SE
30
SE
40
SE
30
SSE
5
S
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
ENE
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
3
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-18
-19
-20
-20
-20
-21
-20
-21
-22
-22
-25
-22
-22
-21
-21
-23
-23
-21
min °C
-18
-19
-20
-20
-21
-21
-21
-22
-23
-23
-26
-26
-23
-22
-22
-23
-24
-23
 chill °C
-29
-30
-32
-28
-25
-27
-27
-27
-30
-28
-37
-39
-38
-35
-31
-33
-32
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-29-28-28-29-30-31-31-31-30-29-29-29-29-31-30-28-23-24-25-25-24-25-26-26-27-27-27-26-27-26-26-28-27-25-18-19-20-20-21-21-21-22-23-23-26-24-23-22-22-23-24-22
Sunrise
10:30
—
—
10:17
—
—
10:01
—
—
9:44
—
—
9:19
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
—
6:36
—
—
6:50
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:47
—
12:00
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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 -18°C on Wed morning, min -23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun afternoon, min -26°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun morning, calm by Mon 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
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (41 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
moderate rain
Moderate to heavy rain and snow.
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 340).
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-15°C
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 310).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
2510 km E
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 310).
35 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB300E63S
2540 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 284).
- km
BaseEsperanza
2582 km E
24m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
65
Gales from the WSW
(65 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB301E63S
2618 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 282).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2648 km E
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB302E63S
2649 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 273).
- 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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