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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu afternoon, min -27°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, strong winds from the ESE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -29°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, gales from the N by Tue night).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
4750
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
km/h
10
N
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NE
30
E
40
ESE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
SW
35
WSW
20
W
25
ENE
40
ENE
40
NNE
65
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
3
4
1
—
—
1
3
3
6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-23
-24
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-24
-22
-26
-26
-24
-24
-22
-20
-20
min °C
-24
-23
-26
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-27
-24
-23
-29
-28
-25
-25
-25
-21
-21
 chill °C
-31
-33
-36
-35
-36
-36
-36
-39
-43
-36
-32
-44
-44
-36
-41
-41
-36
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-29-30-30-30-29-28-28-27-27-32-31-29-28-27-25-25-24-23-25-25-25-25-25-25-26-24-23-28-27-25-25-24-21-21-20-21-22-20-21-22-22-22-22-19-17-23-22-22-22-19-15-14
Sunrise
10:17
—
—
10:01
—
—
9:44
—
—
9:19
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
—
6:50
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:47
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu afternoon, min -27°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, strong winds from the ESE by Sat night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -29°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, gales from the N by Tue 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
-10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (33 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
44 minutes ago
1°C
Fog, sky visible, thinning.
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 320).
0.9 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
44 minutes ago
-18°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATC209E63S
1928 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
72
Gales from the S
(72 kph at 187).
- km
ASCATC210E63S
1934 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the S
(53 kph at 179).
- km
ASCATB206E64S
1951 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the S
(62 kph at 182).
- km
ASCATC207E63S
1953 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SSW
(55 kph at 192).
- km
ASCATC208E63S
1955 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the S
(52 kph at 188).
- km
ASCATB206E63S
1971 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the S
(55 kph at 182).
- 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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