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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Mon 21 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue night, min -34°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, severe gales from the WNW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri morning, min -36°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2700
2000
2150
2200
2150
2050
2050
2050
2100
2000
2000
2050
2050
km/h
35
SSW
35
SSW
10
WNW
40
SW
35
WSW
80
WNW
60
W
70
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
35
SSW
45
SW
10
NW
30
N
30
N
10
SSW
25
SW
25
W
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-26
-25
-23
-22
-17
-14
-26
-29
-31
-33
-36
-28
-26
-28
-30
-33
-32
-30
min °C
-26
-25
-25
-22
-21
-23
-27
-30
-34
-34
-36
-34
-27
-28
-34
-34
-32
-32
 chill °C
-42
-40
-32
-36
-35
-41
-47
-50
-54
-53
-55
-53
-35
-43
-43
-45
-47
-45
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-29-29-27-23-23-32-34-36-38-39-35-32-32-36-38-37-36-26-25-24-22-19-19-27-30-33-34-36-31-27-28-32-34-32-31-21-23-21-19-16-14-20-24-28-30-33-28-23-24-27-28-28-26
Sunrise
1:49
1:42
1:35
1:28
1:21
1:14
Sunset
1:41
1:48
1:53
2:00
2:07
2:12

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue night, min -34°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, severe gales from the WNW by Tue night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri morning, min -36°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the NNE 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
-15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 300 to 360 degs)
(17 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-18°C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-30°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
2510 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
-
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: clear
BaseEsperanza
2582 km E
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: few
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2648 km E
48m alt.
54 minutes ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2649 km E
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
2652 km E
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-6°C
State of sky unchanged.
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
2655 km E
52m alt.
54 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.

* 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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