Mount Frakes weather
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Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu night, min -31°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri night, min -27°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Fri night, near gales from the N by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
4600
2000
2050
2050
2050
6900
2950
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2000
2050
2050
2000
km/h
60
WSW
35
NW
60
N
80
NNW
90
NNW
45
NNW
55
NW
75
NNW
60
N
70
N
85
N
85
N
70
NNE
75
N
80
NNE
80
N
55
N
75
NE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
4
2
3
3
—
—
3
4
8
6
6
4
14
4
4
17
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-29
-27
-28
-29
-28
-28
-26
-24
-23
-23
-23
-22
-26
-26
-25
-25
-24
-24
min °C
-31
-28
-31
-31
-29
-31
-27
-25
-25
-23
-23
-26
-27
-27
-26
-26
-24
-27
 chill °C
-52
-46
-52
-54
-52
-50
-46
-44
-44
-42
-43
-45
-47
-48
-47
-47
-42
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-28-30-30-29-30-27-25-24-23-23-24-27-27-26-26-24-26-26-24-26-26-24-24-22-20-19-18-19-20-22-22-22-21-20-22-22-20-22-20-17-18-17-17-16-14-13-14-15-16-15-15-15-15
Sunrise
1:50
—
—
1:43
—
—
1:35
—
—
1:28
—
—
1:21
—
—
1:13
—
—
Sunset
3:36
—
—
3:42
—
—
3:48
—
—
3:56
—
—
—
4:02
—
—
4:08
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu night, min -31°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri night, min -27°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Fri night, near gales from the N by Sun 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.
4 hours ago
-32°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
4 hours ago
-28°C
clear
Clear
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 90).
10.0 km
ASCATB289E68S
1760 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 281).
- km
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
74
Gales from the NW
(74 kph at 320).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-26°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 110).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB295E65S
2228 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATC295E65S
2229 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATB286E62S
2340 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB287E62S
2353 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATC296E64S
2390 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 267).
- 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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