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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu afternoon, min -23°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night).

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
4450
4600
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
10
N
10
E
25
E
20
NE
25
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
20
E
25
E
35
ESE
25
E
15
E
5
N
10
NW
35
NW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
2
5
8
7
4
2
4
5
3
2
1
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—
1
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-21
-20
-19
-17
-13
-12
-12
-13
-12
-12
-16
-20
-21
-22
-23
-23
-18
min °C
-21
-22
-19
-18
-16
-12
-13
-15
-13
-13
-19
-21
-21
-23
-23
-23
-22
 chill °C
-27
-28
-30
-28
-26
-23
-23
-24
-21
-23
-32
-34
-33
-33
-23
-30
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
200
150
0
50
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-28-26-25-24-24-25-25-25-28-30-31-33-33-33-31-24-24-24-22-21-19-20-21-20-20-24-27-27-29-29-29-26-21-21-19-18-15-12-13-14-13-13-18-21-21-23-23-23-20
Sunrise
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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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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 morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Wed morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu afternoon, min -23°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat 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.
2 hours ago
-19°C
light snow
Light snow.
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB205E64S
1990 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 215).
- km
ASCATB209E63S
1998 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the SSE
(14 kph at 149).
- km
ASCATB204E64S
2012 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SW
(34 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATB208E63S
2014 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 61).
- km
ASCATC208E63S
2022 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NW
(27 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATB211E62S
2035 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the S
(12 kph at 186).
- km
ASCATB203E64S
2035 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 226).
- 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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