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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed morning, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Tue morning, strong winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun afternoon, min -26°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
7350
7900
5200
2050
km/h
25
ENE
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
NE
40
N
35
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
E
35
E
30
ENE
15
NE
5
NNE
10
WSW
10
NW
20
N
30
NNE
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Snowflake cm
—
2
5
5
3
—
4
6
5
2
2
2
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—
—
—
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-23
-21
-20
-19
-20
-21
-20
-21
-22
-25
-25
-24
-25
-24
-22
-21
-20
-20
min °C
-24
-22
-21
-20
-21
-22
-20
-21
-25
-26
-25
-25
-25
-25
-24
-21
-21
-23
 chill °C
-37
-35
-36
-34
-36
-38
-33
-36
-40
-42
-40
-40
-36
-25
-32
-29
-32
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
100
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-26-25-25-26-26-25-26-28-29-29-28-29-29-28-26-24-26-24-22-21-20-21-22-20-21-24-26-25-25-25-25-23-21-21-22-20-17-15-13-14-16-14-15-18-19-19-19-19-20-19-17-17-18
Sunrise
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
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Sunset
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed morning, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Tue morning, strong winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun afternoon, min -26°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Sun 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.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1728 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
clear
Clear
22
Moderate winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 080 to 160 degs)
(22 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 20).
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.
2 hours ago
-1°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
10.0 km
High: overcast
Dinamet
2655 km E
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
DomeA
2745 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
2934 km SE
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-25°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
Halvfarryggen
3017 km SE
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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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