Mount Frakes weather
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Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed night, min -30°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, stormy winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2050
2050
4700
2000
2050
2050
2050
5050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
km/h
20
N
20
NNE
10
W
45
WSW
25
NW
65
N
75
NNW
75
N
60
NNW
60
NW
75
N
65
NNE
60
N
60
N
60
NNE
65
N
35
N
20
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
4
2
3
3
—
—
4
3
5
12
5
2
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-29
-29
-29
-25
-23
-25
-25
-23
-22
-21
-20
-19
-19
-19
-19
-21
-20
-20
min °C
-30
-30
-30
-28
-24
-27
-26
-24
-26
-21
-21
-19
-19
-19
-22
-21
-21
-21
 chill °C
-44
-43
-39
-46
-41
-46
-46
-43
-45
-38
-39
-36
-35
-35
-39
-38
-34
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-34-31-28-30-30-29-30-26-25-24-24-24-25-26-25-26-30-30-30-27-24-26-26-24-24-21-21-19-19-19-21-21-21-21-25-26-26-23-20-23-20-17-19-17-17-15-14-14-15-15-15-15
Sunrise
1:57
—
—
1:50
—
—
1:43
—
—
1:35
—
—
1:28
—
—
1:21
—
—
Sunset
3:29
—
—
3:36
—
—
3:42
—
—
3:48
—
—
3:56
—
—
—
4:02
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed night, min -30°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, stormy winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNE 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
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
clear
Clear
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 80).
10.0 km
ASCATB289E68S
1765 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 258).
- km
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-8°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 0).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-21°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB281E64S
2013 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATB282E64S
2027 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WNW
(27 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATB281E63S
2123 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATB282E63S
2139 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATB283E63S
2175 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB284E63S
2193 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 262).
- 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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