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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue night, min -29°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat night, min -29°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
km/h
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
ENE
20
E
10
NE
10
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
15
N
10
NE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
5
ENE
15
SSE
25
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
2
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-25
-23
-21
-22
-23
-24
-26
-28
-29
-29
-28
-27
-26
-26
-25
-29
-29
-28
min °C
-25
-24
-22
-22
-23
-26
-27
-29
-29
-29
-28
-28
-26
-26
-28
-29
-29
-29
 chill °C
-39
-36
-32
-33
-30
-36
-42
-43
-42
-39
-40
-42
-38
-39
-39
-36
-39
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-28-27-27-28-30-32-33-34-33-33-33-31-31-32-34-34-33-25-24-22-22-23-25-27-29-29-29-28-28-26-26-27-29-29-29-20-20-18-17-17-20-22-25-25-24-24-22-20-21-22-23-26-25
Sunrise
12:58
—
—
12:51
—
—
12:43
—
—
12:35
—
—
12:27
—
—
12:19
—
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Sunset
—
4:22
—
—
4:30
—
—
4:37
—
—
4:45
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—
4:52
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—
5:00
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue night, min -29°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat night, min -29°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
High: overcast
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 160).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-14°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
96
Stormy winds from the SE
(96 kph at 140).
0.1 km
Mid: scattered
Jang Bogo Station
2016 km SW
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-5°C
-
Wind obs. (37 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
2510 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: few
BaseEsperanza
2582 km E
24m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: clear
Captain Arturo Prat Base
2599 km E
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-5°C
Mist
4
Calm
(4 kph at 330).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2648 km E
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-5°C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 280).
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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