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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon night, min -29°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the NE by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat afternoon, min -28°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, near gales from the E by Sat night).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
5
E
25
ENE
45
ENE
45
E
30
NNE
40
NNE
45
NE
40
NNE
35
NE
20
E
10
ENE
10
NNW
25
NW
15
N
20
ENE
40
ENE
50
E
45
E
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Snowflake cm
—
—
3
4
5
6
4
2
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-28
-27
-24
-25
-27
-28
-29
-29
-26
-27
-28
-27
-26
-26
-26
-26
-25
-27
min °C
-29
-28
-25
-25
-28
-29
-29
-29
-28
-27
-28
-28
-27
-26
-27
-26
-26
-28
 chill °C
-34
-42
-40
-41
-43
-47
-47
-46
-46
-39
-36
-38
-40
-36
-43
-42
-44
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-28-25-25-28-29-29-29-27-27-28-28-27-26-27-26-26-28-25-23-21-21-22-23-24-24-23-23-24-23-22-23-23-22-22-23-22-22-19-14-15-16-16-17-18-18-20-20-19-21-20-18-18-19
Sunrise
12:11
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—
11:53
—
—
11:45
—
—
11:36
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—
11:25
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—
11:16
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Sunset
—
5:08
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—
5:16
—
—
5:24
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—
5:34
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—
5:43
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—
5:52
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon night, min -29°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the NE by Tue night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat afternoon, min -28°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, near gales from the E by Sat 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
1494 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1728 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
0.0 km
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 -.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 260).
0.2 km
Dinamet
2655 km E
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
DomeA
2745 km S
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
2934 km SE
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-25°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
Halvfarryggen
3017 km SE
694m alt.
3 hours ago
-26°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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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