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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu morning, min -24°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon morning, min -28°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
15
ENE
5
ESE
10
NNE
30
NE
40
NE
45
NE
50
E
40
ENE
40
NE
45
NNE
40
NE
45
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
1
3
5
3
10
4
3
8
2
6
3
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-23
-23
-24
-24
-23
-23
-24
-23
-23
-24
-25
-23
-22
-22
-24
-26
-27
-27
min °C
-23
-24
-24
-24
-23
-24
-24
-24
-24
-25
-25
-24
-23
-24
-25
-27
-27
-28
 chill °C
-32
-32
-30
-38
-38
-40
-41
-39
-39
-41
-41
-41
-37
-38
-38
-39
-36
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-28-28-28-29-29-28-29-29-29-28-28-29-30-32-31-32-23-24-24-24-23-24-24-24-24-25-25-24-23-23-25-27-27-28-19-20-22-21-19-19-18-17-17-17-18-16-15-17-19-20-23-24
Sunrise
11:36
—
—
11:25
—
—
11:16
—
—
11:06
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—
10:54
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—
10:44
—
—
Sunset
—
5:34
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—
5:43
—
—
5:52
—
—
6:02
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—
6:13
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—
6:23
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu morning, min -24°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Sat night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon morning, min -28°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun night, calm 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
1494 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
1612 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1728 km SSW
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-23°C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-10°C
moderate snow
Clouds developing.
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
2016 km SW
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-21°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 200).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
2510 km E
200m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
2582 km E
24m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: scattered

* 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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