Mount Frakes weather
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Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue morning, min -25°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri morning, min -27°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri morning, gales from the E by Sun night).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
25
ENE
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
NE
35
NE
40
NNE
15
ENE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
N
15
NE
40
E
30
E
30
ENE
50
E
45
NE
45
E
55
E
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Snowflake cm
3
5
7
4
3
1
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
2
5
6
4
8
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-21
-22
-22
-24
-25
-23
-22
-23
-22
-21
-22
-23
-22
-23
-24
-23
-25
-26
min °C
-21
-22
-24
-25
-25
-25
-22
-24
-24
-22
-22
-23
-23
-24
-25
-24
-25
-27
 chill °C
-33
-36
-38
-41
-40
-40
-31
-31
-29
-29
-32
-36
-37
-38
-41
-37
-42
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-28-29-30-30-29-27-28-27-26-25-27-28-29-30-28-28-31-21-22-23-25-25-24-22-24-23-22-22-23-23-24-25-24-25-27-14-15-16-18-19-19-18-21-21-20-21-20-18-17-18-17-19-21
Sunrise
11:53
—
—
11:45
—
—
11:36
—
—
11:25
—
—
11:16
—
—
11:06
—
—
Sunset
—
5:16
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:34
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:52
—
—
6:02
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue morning, min -25°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri morning, min -27°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri morning, gales from the E 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1728 km SSW
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 110).
10.0 km
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-5°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-21°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: few
ASCATB284E65S
1991 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(32 kph at 21).
- km
ASCATB285E65S
1998 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNE
(36 kph at 13).
- km
ASCATB284E64S
2091 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNE
(29 kph at 34).
- km
ASCATB285E64S
2117 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 35).
- km
ASCATB286E64S
2147 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 34).
- km
ASCATC287E64S
2162 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NE
(34 kph at 44).
- 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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