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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon afternoon, min -30°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed afternoon, min -25°C on Tue morning). Mainly near gales.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
3950
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
km/h
15
NNE
20
ENE
20
ESE
10
W
15
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
NNW
30
NE
35
ENE
25
NNE
60
N
35
N
30
NE
40
ENE
35
ENE
45
ENE
40
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
2
5
—
3
11
4
6
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-25
-26
-28
-29
-27
-25
-24
-24
-23
-20
-20
-20
-18
-18
-19
-20
-23
min °C
-26
-26
-28
-29
-30
-30
-26
-24
-25
-25
-20
-22
-21
-19
-19
-19
-23
-25
 chill °C
-37
-38
-38
-39
-42
-43
-39
-36
-39
-40
-32
-38
-35
-32
-33
-32
-39
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
200
150
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-31-32-33-32-31-29-29-27-24-26-25-23-23-24-27-29-26-26-27-29-30-29-26-24-25-24-20-21-21-19-19-19-22-24-22-22-22-23-26-24-20-21-21-19-16-15-15-13-12-13-15-19
Sunrise
9:44
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—
9:19
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
—
7:22
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—
7:47
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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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon afternoon, min -30°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed afternoon, min -25°C on Tue morning). Mainly near gales.

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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1728 km SSW
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-24°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
56
Near gales from the ESE
(56 kph at 120).
0.1 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-22°C
clear
Haze -.
43
Strong winds from the ENE
(43 kph at 70).
4.4 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
ASCATB300E69S
2019 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATC300E69S
2031 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATB301E69S
2037 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NW
(25 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATC301E69S
2040 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 334).
- km
ASCATB291E66S
2074 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATC300E68S
2082 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 313).
- km
ASCATB300E68S
2102 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATB301E68S
2129 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 329).
- 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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