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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Mon morning, min -32°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Thu morning, min -34°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2050
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
km/h
70
NNE
90
NE
50
NNE
55
N
45
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NE
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
10
N
15
NE
25
ESE
20
E
15
E
5
NNE
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Snowflake cm
3
7
6
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—
2
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-25
-26
-27
-29
-27
-26
-27
-29
-31
-32
-32
-34
-34
-34
-33
-33
-32
-32
min °C
-25
-26
-29
-29
-28
-26
-28
-30
-32
-32
-33
-34
-34
-34
-33
-33
-33
-32
 chill °C
-44
-48
-48
-48
-46
-40
-40
-38
-46
-47
-47
-47
-45
-46
-48
-46
-44
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-26-28-29-28-26-28-30-32-32-33-34-34-34-33-33-33-32-21-21-24-25-24-22-22-25-27-28-28-30-29-29-29-28-28-27-15-14-18-20-19-17-17-19-21-23-25-25-25-26-24-22-24-23
Sunrise
1:06
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—
12:58
—
—
12:51
—
—
12:43
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—
12:35
—
—
12:27
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Sunset
—
4:15
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—
4:22
—
—
4:30
—
—
4:37
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—
4:45
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—
4:52
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Mon morning, min -32°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Wed afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Thu morning, min -34°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
57 minutes ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
1612 km S
2835m alt.
47 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
0.8 km
Mid: sky obscured
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
clear
Haze -.
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 80).
1.3 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
47 minutes ago
-12°C
-
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 20).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
47 minutes ago
-14°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
59
Near gales from the SE
(59 kph at 140).
0.8 km
Mid: scattered
Jang Bogo Station
2016 km SW
29m alt.
47 minutes ago
-14°C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 190).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
2510 km E
200m alt.
47 minutes ago
-5°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 200).
35 km
Mid: clear
BaseEsperanza
2582 km E
24m alt.
47 minutes ago
-3°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: clear
Captain Arturo Prat Base
2599 km E
111m alt.
47 minutes ago
-2°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
30 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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