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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri night, min -25°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat morning, min -26°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNE on Sun night, gales from the NE by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
4100
2100
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2000
2050
2000
2050
2050
km/h
85
NNW
85
NNW
55
NW
50
NNW
70
N
65
N
65
N
70
N
70
NNW
40
N
35
NNE
45
NE
50
N
45
NNE
20
NNE
40
NE
60
NNE
55
NNE
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Snowflake cm
2
4
3
—
1
6
7
8
7
2
2
7
1
2
2
5
5
6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-23
-22
-20
-19
-20
-20
-19
-18
-19
-21
-23
-24
-26
-20
-20
-21
-23
min °C
-25
-23
-24
-22
-20
-20
-20
-19
-18
-19
-22
-23
-24
-26
-24
-22
-22
-26
 chill °C
-46
-43
-42
-38
-38
-37
-37
-36
-35
-33
-37
-39
-41
-43
-36
-37
-40
-45
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-29-26-25-25-25-24-23-24-26-28-28-29-26-26-27-29-25-23-23-21-20-20-20-19-18-19-22-23-24-26-22-21-22-25-18-16-17-16-16-15-13-13-12-13-16-17-18-20-17-14-15-18
Sunrise
1:43
—
—
1:35
—
—
1:28
—
—
1:21
—
—
1:13
—
—
1:06
—
—
Sunset
3:42
—
—
3:48
—
—
3:56
—
—
—
4:02
—
—
4:08
—
—
4:15
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri night, min -25°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat morning, min -26°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNE on Sun night, gales from the NE by Mon 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1728 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-31°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 340).
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-29°C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
BaseMarambio
2510 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 190).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseEsperanza
2582 km E
24m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2649 km E
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
63
Gales from the W
(63 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: broken
BaseCarlini
2652 km E
11m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
Mist
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 290).
27 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
2655 km E
52m alt.
47 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.

* 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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