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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -31°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat night, min -31°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat night, strong winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2100
4700
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
25
N
35
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
N
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
35
NW
30
NW
20
N
20
NE
20
E
15
E
30
NE
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
4
2
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-29
-29
-29
-29
-30
-28
-28
-28
-30
-31
-31
-29
-28
-27
-25
-25
-27
-26
min °C
-29
-29
-29
-29
-30
-30
-28
-29
-31
-31
-31
-31
-29
-28
-26
-27
-27
-27
 chill °C
-43
-45
-45
-44
-44
-43
-40
-39
-44
-46
-46
-48
-44
-40
-37
-39
-38
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-29-29-30-29-28-29-31-31-31-30-29-28-26-26-27-27-25-25-24-24-25-25-24-25-26-26-26-26-25-24-22-23-24-22-19-20-19-19-20-20-19-19-21-20-22-22-21-21-19-18-19-16
Sunrise
10:44
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—
10:30
—
—
10:17
—
—
10:01
—
—
9:44
—
—
9:19
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—
Sunset
—
6:23
—
—
6:36
—
—
6:50
—
—
7:05
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—
7:22
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—
7:47
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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 morning. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -31°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat night, min -31°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat night, strong winds from the NNE by Sun 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
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
Mist
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 320).
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
BaseMarambio
2510 km E
200m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 300).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
2582 km E
24m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
-
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2648 km E
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.9 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2649 km E
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 340).
0.2 km
BaseCarlini
2652 km E
11m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
Mist
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 320).
3.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
2745 km S
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 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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