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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Fri 13 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun night, min -28°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, gales from the NE by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon morning, min -24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Mon morning, moderate winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2050
km/h
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
55
NNE
70
NE
65
NNE
45
NNE
65
NNE
55
NNE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
45
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
7
9
9
15
8
7
8
2
4
7
3
3
8
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-28
-27
-26
-25
-24
-23
-23
-21
-19
-20
-21
-22
-20
-20
-22
-22
-21
-20
min °C
-28
-27
-27
-26
-24
-23
-24
-22
-20
-20
-21
-22
-20
-22
-24
-23
-21
-21
 chill °C
-39
-39
-38
-36
-35
-38
-43
-40
-35
-37
-37
-38
-34
-36
-40
-38
-35
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-32-31-30-28-26-26-25-24-24-25-26-24-25-28-28-27-25-28-27-27-26-24-23-24-22-20-20-21-22-20-21-23-23-21-21-22-23-22-20-21-20-18-16-14-13-16-17-14-15-16-15-14-14
Sunrise
12:00
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—
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
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—
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 Sat night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun night, min -28°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, gales from the NE by Sun morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon morning, min -24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Mon morning, moderate winds from the ENE by Wed 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
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
1612 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
31 km
Mid: few
ASCATC224E63S
1672 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATC221E63S
1694 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(32 kph at 25).
- km
ASCATC222E63S
1700 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 30).
- km
ASCATC223E63S
1718 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 352).
- km
Mcmurdo Williams
1727 km SSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
Wind obs. (33 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1728 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (50 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
0.6 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: broken
ASCATC224E62S
1744 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNW
(29 kph at 338).
- 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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