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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat night, min -30°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu morning, gales from the NNE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun night, min -24°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue morning).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
km/h
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
50
NNE
70
NNE
60
NNE
65
NNE
60
NNE
60
NNE
55
NE
35
ENE
45
NE
50
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
8
8
20
8
4
8
3
5
7
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-29
-29
-28
-28
-27
-26
-25
-24
-23
-22
-21
-19
-20
-21
-22
-22
-22
-23
min °C
-30
-29
-28
-28
-27
-27
-26
-25
-24
-24
-22
-20
-21
-23
-22
-22
-22
-24
 chill °C
-40
-40
-40
-39
-39
-38
-36
-36
-39
-43
-39
-37
-38
-40
-38
-36
-38
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
50
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-33-33-32-32-31-30-28-26-26-25-24-24-25-26-26-27-29-30-29-28-28-27-27-26-25-24-23-22-20-21-22-22-22-22-24-23-23-23-22-23-22-20-22-20-19-17-14-15-17-17-16-16-17
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat night, min -30°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu morning, gales from the NNE by Sat night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun night, min -24°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue morning).

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
1467 km S
3012m alt.
53 minutes ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
1713 km SSW
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1714 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Williams Field
1715 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2484 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
light snow
Light snow.
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 250).
0.5 km
Mid: broken
High: broken
SHIP2078
2545 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP5013
2545 km E
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
SHIP1575
2545 km E
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
SHIP5580
2545 km E
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
SHIP7642
2545 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- 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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