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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu night, min -25°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat afternoon, min -27°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun night, moderate winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
km/h
40
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
15
ENE
10
ESE
5
WNW
15
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
35
ENE
35
E
40
ENE
35
NE
40
NE
40
ENE
45
E
35
E
25
ENE
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Snowflake cm
4
3
1
—
—
—
—
1
2
1
2
7
3
4
6
2
2
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-25
-25
-23
-23
-23
-22
-22
-23
-23
-24
-23
-23
-25
-25
-24
-27
-26
-23
min °C
-25
-25
-25
-23
-24
-24
-22
-24
-24
-24
-24
-25
-25
-25
-27
-27
-27
-25
 chill °C
-41
-40
-39
-33
-29
-24
-32
-39
-39
-38
-39
-39
-40
-41
-44
-44
-43
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-30-29-27-28-27-26-27-28-28-29-30-30-29-29-31-31-30-25-25-24-23-24-23-22-24-24-24-24-24-25-25-26-27-27-24-18-19-19-18-20-21-20-20-20-18-18-17-18-18-19-21-21-20
Sunrise
11:45
—
—
11:36
—
—
11:25
—
—
11:16
—
—
11:06
—
—
10:54
—
—
Sunset
—
5:24
—
—
5:34
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:52
—
—
6:02
—
—
6:13
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu night, min -25°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat afternoon, min -27°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun night, moderate winds from the ENE by Mon 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
hy2c221E63S
1709 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 312).
- km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1728 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-27°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
hy2c220E63S
1764 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 310).
- km
hy2c219E63S
1779 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 310).
- km
hy2c222E62S
1792 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c221E62S
1799 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 308).
- km
hy2c220E62S
1813 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 315).
- km
hy2c219E62S
1828 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 318).
- km
hy2c218E62S
1844 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 320).
- 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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