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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Fri 16 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 Fri night, min -25°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri morning, near gales from the ENE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon afternoon, min -26°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
km/h
20
NE
35
NNE
40
NE
50
E
30
ENE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
50
ENE
30
E
20
ENE
20
NNE
30
NNW
25
NNE
40
ENE
25
ENE
15
NNE
35
NNW
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Snowflake cm
—
1
4
5
3
9
2
2
8
2
—
—
—
—
4
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-24
-23
-24
-23
-23
-25
-24
-24
-24
-23
-24
-25
-25
-24
-23
-23
-23
min °C
-24
-24
-24
-25
-23
-24
-25
-24
-25
-26
-23
-25
-25
-26
-24
-24
-23
-23
 chill °C
-35
-39
-40
-42
-37
-40
-40
-38
-40
-41
-34
-38
-39
-40
-38
-36
-33
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-28-29-28-29-29-28-29-30-29-30-30-30-29-29-28-28-24-24-24-25-23-24-25-24-25-25-23-25-25-26-24-24-23-23-20-20-18-18-16-17-18-18-18-19-18-19-20-21-19-17-17-17
Sunrise
11:25
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—
11:16
—
—
11:06
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—
10:54
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—
10:44
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—
10:30
—
—
Sunset
—
5:43
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—
5:52
—
—
6:02
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—
6:13
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—
6:23
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—
6:36
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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 Fri night, min -25°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri morning, near gales from the ENE by Sun night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon afternoon, min -26°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

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
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
9.0 km
Mid: overcast
1612 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1728 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
clear
Clear
20
Moderate winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 320 to 020 degs)
(20 kph at 340).
10.0 km
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
moderate rain
Moderate to heavy rain and snow.
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 320).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-13°C
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Jang Bogo Station
2016 km SW
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-21°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
2510 km E
200m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
2582 km E
24m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
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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