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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon morning, min -31°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Tue night, light winds from the NNE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
km/h
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
NNE
25
N
35
NE
40
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
W
45
WNW
45
NW
35
N
65
NNE
65
NE
65
NE
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Snowflake cm
4
4
2
1
2
4
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
6
6
15
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-28
-29
-29
-28
-29
-28
-29
-29
-30
-30
-29
-29
-27
-25
-23
-23
-23
-22
min °C
-29
-29
-30
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-31
-30
-30
-30
-29
-26
-24
-24
-23
-24
 chill °C
-45
-44
-45
-46
-46
-46
-45
-44
-40
-40
-40
-41
-47
-43
-40
-43
-41
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-30-29-29-29-29-29-31-30-30-30-28-26-24-24-23-23-24-24-25-24-25-24-25-25-27-26-26-26-24-22-20-20-19-21-17-17-19-19-19-20-19-20-22-21-21-21-18-18-16-14-14-16
Sunrise
10:54
—
—
10:44
—
—
10:30
—
—
10:17
—
—
10:01
—
—
9:44
—
—
Sunset
—
6:13
—
—
6:23
—
—
6:36
—
—
6:50
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:22
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon morning, min -31°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Tue night, light winds from the NNE by Wed night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat night, min -30°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, gales from the NE 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.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
High: overcast
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
light snow
Light snow.
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 170).
1.1 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
52
Near gales from the NNW
(52 kph at 340).
0.0 km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2648 km E
48m alt.
51 minutes ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
2649 km E
45m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 350).
0.1 km
Dinamet
2655 km E
52m alt.
51 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
DomeA
2745 km S
4084m alt.
47 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
2934 km SE
574m alt.
3 hours 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.
3106 km SE
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-27°C
No report.
0

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* 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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