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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri night, min -31°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun night, min -26°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Sat morning, severe gales from the NE by Sat night).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
km/h
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
55
NNE
70
NNE
60
NNE
55
NNE
55
NNE
55
NE
25
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
9
12
10
16
8
7
5
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-31
-30
-29
-29
-28
-27
-27
-27
-26
-26
-24
-23
-22
-21
-20
-20
-21
-22
min °C
-31
-30
-29
-29
-28
-28
-28
-28
-27
-26
-25
-24
-24
-21
-20
-20
-22
-23
 chill °C
-43
-41
-39
-40
-40
-40
-41
-41
-38
-38
-37
-40
-43
-38
-36
-36
-37
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
50
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-33-33-33-32-32-32-31-31-29-27-26-24-24-24-25-26-31-30-29-29-28-28-28-28-27-26-25-24-23-21-20-20-22-23-25-25-24-22-22-22-22-23-22-20-21-20-18-16-14-14-16-16
Sunrise
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri night, min -31°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun night, min -26°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Sat morning, severe gales from the NE by Sat night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Frakes at the specific elevation of 3000 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
1494 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 080 to 170 degs)
(22 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Low: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2648 km E
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2649 km E
45m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
clear
Mist -.
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 310).
1.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
2655 km E
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
DomeA
2745 km S
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
2934 km SE
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
Halvfarryggen
3017 km SE
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
SHIP6427
3028 km E
3m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C

* 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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