Mount Frakes weather
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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 -27°C on Thu night, min -30°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, near gales from the NE by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun night, min -32°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Sun morning, light winds from the NNW 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
clear
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
clear
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
NE
5
ENE
15
N
40
NNE
45
NE
45
NE
50
ENE
45
ENE
45
NE
50
NNE
45
NE
50
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
1
3
5
3
10
4
3
8
2
6
3
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-28
-28
-27
-27
-27
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-29
-27
-28
-28
-30
-31
-31
-31
min °C
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-29
-29
-28
-30
-29
-29
-29
-28
-29
-30
-32
-31
-32
 chill °C
-39
-35
-36
-46
-46
-47
-47
-46
-48
-47
-47
-48
-45
-45
-45
-46
-43
-45
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
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—
11:25
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—
11:16
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—
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
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—
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 -27°C on Thu night, min -30°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, near gales from the NE by Fri night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun night, min -32°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Sun morning, light winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1728 km SSW
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB297E64S
2403 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
2495 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 329).
- km
ASCATC299E63S
2496 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 320).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 300).
0.0 km
ASCATB294E62S
2544 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATC300E63S
2547 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATB295E62S
2551 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB300E63S
2556 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 286).
- km

* 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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