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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Fri morning, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon night, min -28°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, strong winds from the N by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2100
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2000
km/h
40
NW
30
NNW
30
N
20
NNE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
15
ESE
5
E
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
N
10
NE
15
NE
25
ENE
40
N
30
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-28
-28
-28
-27
-27
-28
-28
-28
-28
-27
-27
-26
-25
-24
-20
-22
-22
-21
min °C
-28
-28
-29
-28
-29
-29
-28
-28
-29
-28
-27
-27
-26
-24
-23
-22
-22
-21
 chill °C
-45
-43
-46
-41
-42
-41
-37
-39
-34
-41
-39
-38
-33
-33
-33
-34
-37
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-33-33-32-33-33-33-33-33-32-31-31-30-29-27-26-27-27-28-28-29-28-28-29-28-28-29-28-27-27-26-24-22-22-22-21-23-25-23-21-22-23-22-23-24-23-24-24-23-24-20-16-16-15
Sunrise
12:43
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—
12:35
—
—
12:27
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—
12:19
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—
12:11
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—
11:53
—
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Sunset
—
4:37
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—
4:45
—
—
4:52
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—
5:00
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—
5:08
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—
5:16
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Fri morning, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon night, min -28°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, strong winds from the N by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
-21°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
0.9 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
-
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC186E64S
2397 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATC185E64S
2404 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATC187E64S
2412 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC184E65S
2423 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB183E65S
2425 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB184E64S
2427 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATC183E65S
2430 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 263).
- 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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