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 -27°C on Fri morning, min -30°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNE 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 -28°C on Tue night, min -30°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
clear
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
clear
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
25
NNE
40
NNE
45
NE
50
E
35
ENE
45
NE
40
NNE
40
NE
55
ENE
35
ENE
25
ENE
20
NNE
30
NNW
25
N
40
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
35
NNW
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Snowflake cm
—
1
4
5
3
9
2
2
8
2
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—
—
—
4
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-28
-28
-29
-28
-28
-29
-28
-28
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-28
-28
-28
-28
min °C
-28
-28
-28
-29
-28
-30
-29
-28
-30
-30
-29
-30
-30
-30
-29
-29
-28
-28
 chill °C
-43
-45
-46
-48
-44
-49
-46
-44
-47
-46
-43
-46
-46
-44
-46
-42
-40
-43
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
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—
11:06
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—
10:54
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—
10:44
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—
10:30
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Sunset
—
5:43
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—
5:52
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—
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 -27°C on Fri morning, min -30°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNE 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 -28°C on Tue night, min -30°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

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
1494 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
9.0 km
Mid: overcast
1612 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1728 km SSW
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 1).
10.0 km
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
3 hours 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.
3 hours 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.
3 hours ago
-21°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB299E63S
2488 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 269).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
2510 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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