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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue afternoon, min -36°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Tue night, moderate winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri morning, min -36°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, gales from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
4500
2000
2000
2000
2050
2000
2050
2000
km/h
35
WSW
35
W
95
WNW
65
W
70
WNW
45
WSW
45
SW
45
SSW
35
SSW
10
WSW
25
NNW
50
NNE
20
ENE
5
SE
20
SW
40
WNW
55
NW
55
NW
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Snowflake cm
3
1
 mm
max °C
-21
-16
-18
-25
-27
-31
-35
-36
-30
-28
-28
-30
-33
-35
-33
-31
-31
-32
min °C
-22
-19
-24
-26
-27
-35
-36
-36
-34
-28
-28
-33
-34
-36
-36
-32
-31
-35
 chill °C
-36
-32
-42
-47
-47
-54
-57
-57
-53
-37
-42
-49
-46
-50
-51
-52
-51
-49
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-22-25-31-32-36-40-40-37-33-33-36-38-39-38-36-36-38-22-18-21-26-27-33-36-36-32-28-28-32-34-36-35-32-31-34-18-15-16-20-21-28-32-33-29-23-23-26-29-31-30-27-26-28
Sunrise
1:42
1:35
1:28
1:21
1:14
1:07
Sunset
1:48
1:53
2:00
2:07
2:12
3:19

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue afternoon, min -36°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Tue night, moderate winds from the SW by Thu night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri morning, min -36°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, gales from the NW by Sun 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
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-18°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (52 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
ASCATC179E64S
2563 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the WNW
(68 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATC178E64S
2579 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the WNW
(66 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATC177E64S
2619 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the WNW
(62 kph at 282).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2648 km E
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2649 km E
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
ASCATB176E64S
2657 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATC179E63S
2659 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATC176E64S
2661 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATC178E63S
2681 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 282).
- 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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