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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon afternoon, min -36°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, near gales from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the NNW by Thu night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2700
2000
2000
2050
2050
5200
2000
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
km/h
20
W
25
WSW
10
NW
25
WNW
20
W
35
WNW
40
N
50
N
40
WNW
45
SW
20
NNW
70
N
60
N
75
NNW
65
N
65
NE
60
NW
85
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
2
4
1
1
5
2
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-35
-35
-36
-35
-36
-28
-29
-27
-29
-25
-21
-22
-24
-26
-23
-22
-24
-20
min °C
-35
-36
-36
-35
-36
-35
-29
-28
-30
-27
-22
-23
-26
-26
-24
-25
-25
-22
 chill °C
-49
-50
-47
-51
-51
-53
-46
-47
-44
-44
-33
-41
-45
-46
-44
-42
-44
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-40-40-39-40-35-33-31-34-31-26-27-30-31-29-29-29-26-35-36-36-35-36-32-29-28-30-26-22-23-25-26-24-24-25-21-31-32-32-30-33-29-26-23-25-23-19-20-21-21-18-17-18-16
Sunrise
1:14
—
—
1:07
—
—
1:00
—
—
12:53
—
—
12:46
—
—
12:39
—
—
Sunset
2:12
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—
—
3:19
—
2:26
—
—
2:33
—
—
2:38
—
—
2:45
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon afternoon, min -36°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, near gales from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the NNW by Thu 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
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: few
High: broken
ASCATB296E64S
2395 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATB296E63S
2404 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATB297E64S
2417 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATC299E63S
2495 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
2497 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SW
(34 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATB297E63S
2522 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the SW
(62 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATC300E63S
2546 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NE
(38 kph at 43).
- km
ASCATB300E63S
2557 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NE
(42 kph at 41).
- km
ASCATB298E62S
2610 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 228).
- 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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