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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu morning, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the SE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -24°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, near gales from the N by Tue night).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
4750
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
km/h
10
ENE
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NNE
15
E
30
ESE
40
SE
15
E
20
ENE
25
SW
25
WSW
5
W
25
E
35
E
30
NNE
50
N
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
3
4
1
—
—
1
3
3
6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-19
-20
-21
-20
-21
-21
-21
-22
-21
-18
-16
-21
-21
-21
-21
-17
-13
-14
min °C
-20
-21
-22
-20
-21
-22
-22
-22
-22
-19
-17
-24
-23
-22
-22
-21
-16
-14
 chill °C
-20
-28
-30
-26
-28
-29
-34
-35
-37
-28
-21
-37
-35
-28
-30
-35
-27
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-29-30-30-30-29-28-28-27-27-32-31-29-28-27-25-25-24-23-25-25-25-25-25-25-26-24-23-28-27-25-25-24-21-21-20-21-22-20-21-22-22-22-22-19-17-23-22-22-22-19-15-14
Sunrise
10:17
—
—
10:01
—
—
9:44
—
—
9:19
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
—
6:50
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:47
—
12:00
—
—
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 -19°C on Thu morning, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the SE by Sat night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -24°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, near gales from the N by Tue 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1728 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
Fog, sky visible, thinning.
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 320).
0.9 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-18°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATC184E64S
2462 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NE
(54 kph at 41).
- km
ASCATC183E64S
2493 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NE
(45 kph at 42).
- km
ASCATC182E64S
2498 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 66).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 330).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
2510 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 340).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB181E64S
2527 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 76).
- 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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