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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat afternoon, min -20°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri morning, strong winds from the E by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon morning, min -22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon morning, light winds from the NNE by Wed night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
km/h
15
ENE
25
NE
30
ENE
40
E
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
40
E
30
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
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Snowflake cm
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1
4
4
3
8
2
3
7
3
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-20
-19
-18
-18
-16
-16
-17
-18
-17
-18
-18
-19
-19
-21
-19
-19
-19
-18
min °C
-20
-20
-19
-18
-16
-17
-18
-18
-19
-19
-18
-20
-20
-21
-22
-19
-20
-20
 chill °C
-28
-31
-31
-31
-25
-30
-30
-29
-32
-31
-28
-29
-28
-31
-33
-29
-28
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-29-29-28-29-30-29-30-30-29-30-30-30-30-28-28-28-24-24-24-25-23-24-25-24-25-25-24-24-25-26-25-24-24-23-20-20-19-18-16-17-18-18-18-19-18-20-20-21-21-19-20-19
Sunrise
11:25
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—
11:16
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—
11:06
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—
10:54
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—
10:44
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—
10:30
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Sunset
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5:43
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—
5:52
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—
6:02
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—
6:13
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—
6:23
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—
6:36
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat afternoon, min -20°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri morning, strong winds from the E by Sun night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon morning, min -22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon morning, light winds from the NNE by Wed 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
-23°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
clear
Clear
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 340).
10.0 km
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
moderate rain
Moderate to heavy rain and snow.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
-
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
2510 km E
200m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
2582 km E
24m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
-
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2648 km E
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2649 km E
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 280).
0.1 km
BaseCarlini
2652 km E
11m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
Mist
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 290).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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