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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed morning, min -25°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon night, near gales from the NE by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu morning, min -28°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Fri morning, light winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4450
4500
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
km/h
25
WNW
15
NNW
10
NE
20
ENE
25
NNE
35
NNE
50
NE
55
NE
45
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
45
E
40
E
30
E
20
ENE
10
E
20
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
1
5
8
7
8
—
2
6
3
2
2
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-24
-24
-23
-22
-19
-18
-19
-20
-20
-20
-21
-24
-25
-25
-27
-27
-23
min °C
-25
-24
-24
-24
-23
-22
-19
-19
-21
-21
-20
-23
-25
-25
-27
-28
-27
-27
 chill °C
-38
-34
-32
-36
-36
-36
-34
-35
-35
-34
-32
-37
-42
-41
-42
-41
-34
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-29-28-28-27-25-23-24-25-25-25-26-29-29-30-31-31-30-25-24-24-24-23-21-19-19-21-21-20-22-25-25-26-28-27-25-20-21-21-19-19-15-12-12-14-14-13-16-18-19-21-21-22-20
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 Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed morning, min -25°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon night, near gales from the NE by Wed afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu morning, min -28°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Fri morning, light winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon).

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 360 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: overcast
1612 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1728 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
Mist
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 320).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Jang Bogo Station
2016 km SW
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-14°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 60).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
61
Near gales from the SSW
(61 kph at 210).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
2510 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
-
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
2582 km E
24m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
-
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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