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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat morning, min -25°C on Sat night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue afternoon, min -27°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue morning, light winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2050
2000
2050
2000
2050
2000
2050
2050
5300
2050
2050
2050
2000
km/h
65
N
55
NNE
50
NNE
65
NNW
45
ENE
60
N
40
NE
65
NE
75
NE
30
NNE
20
N
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
30
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
N
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Snowflake cm
2
4
8
1
6
6
3
5
10
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—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-18
-20
-23
-21
-22
-20
-20
-20
-21
-25
-23
-23
-23
-23
-24
-25
-27
-26
min °C
-18
-21
-25
-23
-23
-24
-20
-21
-25
-25
-25
-23
-23
-24
-25
-26
-27
-27
 chill °C
-34
-38
-44
-41
-41
-44
-34
-39
-41
-40
-37
-33
-32
-35
-40
-36
-37
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-25-29-27-27-27-25-25-28-29-29-29-28-29-30-31-32-32-18-21-24-22-23-22-20-21-23-25-24-23-23-24-25-26-27-27-13-15-18-18-17-16-14-14-17-19-21-19-18-20-22-22-23-22
Sunrise
1:21
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—
1:13
—
—
1:06
—
—
12:58
—
—
12:51
—
—
12:43
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Sunset
—
4:02
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—
4:08
—
—
4:15
—
—
4:22
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—
4:30
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—
4:37
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat morning, min -25°C on Sat night). Mainly severe gales.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue afternoon, min -27°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue morning, light winds from the NNE by Thu 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
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (46 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 210).
0.0 km
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
-3°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
2655 km E
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB307E62S
2874 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 253).
- km
2934 km SE
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
ASCATB307E61S
2988 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB308E61S
3006 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 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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