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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sun 15 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun afternoon, min -25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed morning, light winds from the E by Fri night).

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
km/h
65
NE
70
NNE
45
N
40
NNE
55
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
40
NE
30
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
11
8
2
3
6
7
2
6
4
2
4
4
1
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—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-20
-21
-20
-20
-22
-22
-22
-23
-21
-21
-21
-21
-22
-22
-22
-22
-21
min °C
-24
-22
-22
-21
-21
-24
-23
-24
-25
-22
-21
-21
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
 chill °C
-43
-40
-36
-36
-37
-38
-38
-38
-39
-36
-35
-33
-32
-32
-33
-34
-31
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-25-26-25-25-27-27-28-29-27-26-26-26-26-27-27-27-27-24-21-22-21-21-23-23-23-24-22-21-21-22-22-22-22-22-22-19-15-15-13-14-18-16-16-17-15-14-15-15-16-17-15-17-17
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
—
—
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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun afternoon, min -25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed morning, light winds from the E by Fri 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
-10°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC208E64S
1830 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the WSW
(64 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATC207E65S
1832 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the SW
(62 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATC206E65S
1833 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the SW
(67 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATC209E64S
1834 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATC207E64S
1852 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATC206E64S
1871 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SW
(60 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATC205E65S
1872 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the SW
(64 kph at 228).
- km
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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