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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat afternoon, min -30°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed afternoon, min -25°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Mon morning, near gales from the N by Tue night).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
4150
2000
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
5300
2100
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
km/h
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
ESE
5
SW
10
W
30
WSW
25
WNW
25
NNW
35
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
60
N
45
N
40
NNE
45
NE
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
3
4
3
1
6
13
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-25
-25
-26
-26
-24
-24
-28
-29
-26
-24
-23
-23
-21
-20
-20
-19
-18
-18
min °C
-25
-25
-26
-26
-25
-27
-28
-30
-30
-25
-24
-25
-22
-21
-21
-19
-19
-19
 chill °C
-37
-36
-38
-36
-35
-32
-34
-41
-44
-38
-37
-40
-37
-36
-38
-33
-33
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-30-30-29-28-29-32-33-33-29-27-28-26-24-24-23-23-23-25-25-26-26-25-26-28-30-28-25-24-24-22-21-21-19-19-19-20-22-22-22-22-22-23-25-24-20-21-20-17-14-15-13-12-12
Sunrise
10:01
—
—
9:44
—
—
9:19
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
—
7:05
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:47
—
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 -24°C on Sat afternoon, min -30°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Sun night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed afternoon, min -25°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Mon morning, near gales from the N by Tue 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.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1728 km SSW
10m alt.
3 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
ASCATB286E68S
1762 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATB287E68S
1780 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATB286E67S
1854 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB287E67S
1879 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB288E67S
1887 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB289E67S
1928 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATC290E67S
1933 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 259).
- 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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