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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed morning, min -30°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon night, severe gales from the NE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu morning, min -33°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NE on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
5050
5150
4250
4700
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
35
WNW
25
NW
10
N
20
NE
25
NNE
45
N
65
NNE
70
NE
75
NE
75
NE
55
NNE
30
NE
15
ESE
10
S
20
WNW
30
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
5
8
11
20
3
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-29
-28
-28
-27
-27
-23
-22
-22
-23
-26
-29
-30
-31
-32
-31
-30
-30
-29
min °C
-30
-29
-28
-28
-27
-26
-22
-23
-25
-28
-30
-31
-32
-32
-33
-30
-30
-30
 chill °C
-47
-43
-39
-41
-41
-43
-40
-42
-45
-48
-48
-45
-42
-42
-44
-46
-43
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
150
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-29-28-28-27-25-22-23-24-27-30-31-32-32-32-30-30-30-25-24-24-23-23-21-18-18-20-22-25-26-28-28-28-25-26-26-20-21-21-19-19-16-12-12-13-16-21-22-21-22-23-20-22-21
Sunrise
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
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Sunset
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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—
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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed morning, min -30°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon night, severe gales from the NE by Wed night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu morning, min -33°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NE on Thu morning, calm by Fri 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.
2 hours ago
-21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
-
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 340).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC205E63S
2005 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 191).
- km
ASCATC204E64S
2009 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
- km
ASCATC204E63S
2016 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
3
Calm
(3 kph at 187).
- km
ASCATC203E64S
2024 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 192).
- km
ASCATC202E64S
2025 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 173).
- km
ASCATC203E63S
2044 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the SE
(10 kph at 138).
- 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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