Mount Frakes weather
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Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue night, min -34°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Tue morning, light winds from the N by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sat morning, min -34°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
km/h
45
NNE
40
NNE
25
NE
25
ENE
15
ENE
5
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
30
ENE
10
ESE
20
SSE
25
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
2
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-29
-28
-26
-27
-27
-29
-31
-33
-33
-33
-33
-32
-31
-31
-31
-34
-34
-32
min °C
-29
-28
-27
-27
-28
-30
-32
-33
-34
-33
-33
-33
-31
-31
-33
-34
-34
-34
 chill °C
-47
-44
-41
-40
-38
-37
-48
-48
-47
-44
-47
-48
-44
-45
-46
-45
-48
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-28-27-27-28-30-32-33-34-33-33-33-31-31-32-34-34-33-25-24-22-22-23-25-27-29-29-29-28-28-26-26-27-29-29-29-20-20-18-17-17-20-22-25-25-24-24-22-20-21-22-23-26-25
Sunrise
12:58
—
—
12:51
—
—
12:43
—
—
12:35
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—
12:27
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—
12:19
—
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Sunset
—
4:22
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—
4:30
—
—
4:37
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—
4:45
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—
4:52
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5:00
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue night, min -34°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Tue morning, light winds from the N by Wed night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sat morning, min -34°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Frakes at the specific elevation of 3675 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
-1°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-15°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: clear
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-15°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
80
Severe gales from the SE
(80 kph at 140).
0.1 km
Mid: few
ASCATB299E63S
2497 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 263).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
2510 km E
200m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB300E63S
2548 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB298E62S
2556 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 263).
- km
BaseBernardoO higgins
2566 km E
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-5°C
Fog, sky not visible, thinning.
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
2582 km E
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: clear

* 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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