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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed morning, min -30°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Wed night, fresh winds from the E by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon night, min -30°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the NE by Mon night).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2050
5200
2100
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
45
NNE
60
N
60
NNE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
45
E
45
E
45
E
30
E
25
ENE
5
SSE
25
WNW
20
W
15
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
40
NNE
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Snowflake cm
4
1
—
—
—
3
2
2
4
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-25
-26
-28
-28
-28
-28
-29
-28
-27
-27
-28
-29
-29
-27
-27
-28
-29
-26
min °C
-25
-27
-28
-28
-28
-29
-30
-29
-28
-28
-29
-30
-30
-28
-28
-29
-29
-29
 chill °C
-42
-47
-48
-46
-46
-47
-48
-47
-46
-42
-41
-30
-44
-41
-42
-44
-43
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-27-28-28-28-29-30-29-28-28-29-30-30-28-28-29-29-28-20-22-24-24-24-25-26-25-24-25-25-26-25-24-24-24-24-23-13-17-20-19-20-19-20-19-18-19-20-20-19-21-20-19-19-17
Sunrise
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed morning, min -30°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Wed night, fresh winds from the E by Fri night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon night, min -30°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the NE by Mon night).

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.
2 hours ago
-17°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 330).
10.0 km
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
-
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
2510 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
2582 km E
24m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
State of sky unchanged.
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2648 km E
48m alt.
1 hour 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
clear
Fog freezing -.
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 340).
0.1 km
BaseCarlini
2652 km E
11m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
Mist
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 290).
5.0 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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