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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu night, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Thu night, light winds from the N by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue night, min -25°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2100
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
km/h
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
40
E
40
E
35
E
30
E
25
E
10
N
15
N
5
NNE
15
E
20
ENE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
30
NNE
25
NE
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Snowflake cm
—
1
5
4
2
1
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-23
-23
-22
-24
-23
-22
-23
-24
-24
-25
-25
-25
-24
-23
-23
-23
-23
-22
min °C
-24
-24
-25
-24
-23
-22
-23
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-24
-24
-23
-23
-23
-23
 chill °C
-38
-38
-41
-40
-38
-37
-36
-36
-35
-35
-25
-33
-36
-37
-37
-36
-36
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-27-28-27-26-27-28-29-29-29-28-27-28-28-27-28-27-24-24-24-24-23-22-23-25-25-25-25-25-24-24-23-23-23-23-18-18-18-18-17-17-17-19-19-19-21-21-20-19-18-16-17-17
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: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu night, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Thu night, light winds from the N by Sat night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue night, min -25°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1728 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (33 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
High: scattered
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
2510 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
Fog, sky not visible, no change.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
BaseEsperanza
2582 km E
24m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: scattered
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2648 km E
48m alt.
3 hours 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 -.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
0.1 km
BaseCarlini
2652 km E
11m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 290).
0.8 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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