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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sat 14 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon morning, min -21°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat morning, near gales from the NE by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
km/h
20
ENE
20
NE
35
NE
50
NE
40
NE
30
N
25
NE
35
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NE
10
E
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Snowflake cm
—
—
5
11
11
4
2
6
7
2
2
6
—
2
7
3
1
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-20
-21
-20
-18
-15
-13
-12
-13
-16
-16
-16
-16
-15
-14
-13
-13
-14
-15
min °C
-21
-21
-21
-19
-16
-14
-13
-16
-17
-16
-16
-17
-16
-14
-14
-13
-15
-15
 chill °C
-31
-32
-34
-34
-29
-25
-23
-28
-26
-24
-26
-29
-25
-22
-23
-22
-21
-21
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-28-26-27-25-24-25-25-26-26-26-29-28-27-26-25-25-26-26-25-24-24-22-20-20-21-23-22-23-24-23-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-19-16-14-13-15-17-16-16-17-16-14-14-13-15-15
Sunrise
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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—
12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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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 Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon morning, min -21°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat morning, near gales from the NE by Sun morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed night, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Thu 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
1467 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
High: few
1468 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: scattered
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1714 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
Williams Field
1715 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1861 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
2016 km SW
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP2568
2371 km E
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- km
SHIP5857
2371 km E
3m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
SHIP7114
2371 km E
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- 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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