Mount Frakes weather
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Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri morning, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Thu morning, moderate winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon night, min -19°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2000
2100
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
km/h
50
NNW
55
N
50
NNE
45
N
50
NNW
40
NNW
35
N
30
NE
25
N
30
N
50
ESE
60
N
50
NNE
40
NE
45
NE
40
ENE
45
NE
30
NNE
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Snowflake cm
—
2
9
7
6
9
2
3
1
—
7
11
6
3
16
10
5
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-15
-15
-13
-12
-13
-12
-12
-14
-15
-16
-16
-13
-15
-13
-12
-13
-16
-18
min °C
-15
-16
-16
-13
-13
-13
-12
-15
-17
-17
-18
-18
-15
-14
-14
-13
-17
-19
 chill °C
-29
-30
-30
-26
-26
-25
-23
-26
-28
-27
-33
-34
-29
-26
-28
-25
-30
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
50
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-24-25-25-24-24-23-25-27-26-27-27-26-24-24-25-29-30-19-20-20-20-20-19-18-21-23-22-23-22-22-20-20-20-24-25-15-16-15-13-13-13-12-15-16-17-17-16-15-14-13-13-17-19
Sunrise
1:35
—
—
1:28
—
—
1:21
—
—
1:13
—
—
1:06
—
—
12:58
—
—
Sunset
3:48
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—
3:56
—
—
—
4:02
—
—
4:08
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—
4:15
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—
4:22
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri morning, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Thu morning, moderate winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon night, min -19°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales.

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
-18°C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
3.1 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-27°C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
hy2c189E64S
2369 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the W
(64 kph at 280).
- km
hy2c188E64S
2388 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the W
(64 kph at 280).
- km
hy2c192E63S
2395 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the W
(66 kph at 278).
- km
hy2c191E63S
2401 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the W
(64 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATB297E64S
2405 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WSW
(38 kph at 258).
- km
hy2c189E63S
2407 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the W
(65 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB297E63S
2415 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 260).
- 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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