Mount Frakes weather
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Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat morning, min -29°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon morning, stormy winds from the NE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue afternoon, min -32°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2050
2000
2050
2000
2050
2000
2050
2050
5300
2050
2050
2050
2000
km/h
70
N
65
NNE
55
N
70
NNW
50
NE
70
N
45
NE
65
NE
95
NE
40
NNE
30
N
10
W
10
SSW
15
SSE
25
SE
15
E
15
NE
15
N
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Snowflake cm
2
4
8
1
6
6
3
5
10
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-23
-24
-28
-26
-26
-25
-24
-24
-26
-29
-28
-28
-28
-29
-30
-30
-31
-31
min °C
-23
-25
-29
-28
-27
-28
-25
-25
-29
-29
-29
-29
-28
-29
-30
-31
-32
-32
 chill °C
-42
-45
-48
-49
-47
-50
-43
-45
-48
-46
-44
-37
-37
-40
-44
-43
-45
-45
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-25-29-27-27-27-25-25-28-29-29-29-28-29-30-31-32-32-18-21-24-22-23-22-20-21-23-25-24-23-23-24-25-26-27-27-13-15-18-18-17-16-14-14-17-19-21-19-18-20-22-22-23-22
Sunrise
1:21
—
—
1:13
—
—
1:06
—
—
12:58
—
—
12:51
—
—
12:43
—
—
Sunset
—
4:02
—
—
4:08
—
—
4:15
—
—
4:22
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—
4:30
—
—
4:37
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat morning, min -29°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon morning, stormy winds from the NE by Mon night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue afternoon, min -32°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue 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
-20°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (61 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-9°C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-30°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB282E64S
2047 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 106).
- km
ASCATB283E64S
2053 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 113).
- km
ASCATB282E63S
2145 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the ENE
(16 kph at 70).
- km
ASCATB283E63S
2159 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the ENE
(16 kph at 74).
- km
ASCATB284E63S
2191 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the E
(14 kph at 100).
- km
ASCATB285E63S
2205 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
10
Light winds from the ESE
(10 kph at 119).
- km
ASCATB286E63S
2240 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
2
Calm
(2 kph at 347).
- 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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