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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -24°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5050
5150
4250
4700
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
10
NW
5
N
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
25
NE
40
NE
50
NE
45
NE
40
NE
20
N
5
ENE
15
SSE
10
S
10
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
10
NW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
5
8
11
20
3
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-19
-21
-20
-19
-19
-14
-11
-12
-12
-14
-19
-21
-20
-21
-22
-20
-21
-19
min °C
-20
-21
-22
-19
-19
-17
-12
-12
-13
-17
-22
-22
-21
-23
-24
-20
-22
-23
 chill °C
-27
-27
-27
-28
-28
-28
-23
-24
-26
-28
-30
-22
-29
-23
-32
-31
-31
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
150
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-29-28-28-27-25-22-23-24-27-30-31-32-32-32-30-30-30-25-24-24-23-23-21-18-18-20-22-25-26-28-28-28-25-26-26-20-21-21-19-19-16-12-12-13-16-21-22-21-22-23-20-22-21
Sunrise
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
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 Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -24°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1728 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
36 minutes ago
0°C
-
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 340).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
36 minutes ago
-13°C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2c204E64S
2010 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 208).
- km
hy2c204E63S
2019 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 188).
- km
hy2c203E64S
2021 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the SSW
(14 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATB202E64S
2026 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 176).
- km
hy2c203E63S
2040 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 182).
- km
hy2c202E64S
2043 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 188).
- 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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