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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Sun 13 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun afternoon, min -34°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon night, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed morning, min -32°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2100
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
75
WNW
80
WNW
85
NW
95
NW
95
NW
115
WNW
35
WSW
35
SW
45
SW
75
W
70
W
50
WNW
20
WSW
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSW
30
SSW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
4
 mm
max °C
-18
-17
-18
-19
-20
-27
-33
-34
-28
-25
-25
-27
-30
-30
-31
-31
-31
-31
min °C
-19
-18
-19
-19
-22
-33
-33
-34
-32
-28
-26
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-32
-32
 chill °C
-36
-36
-37
-38
-44
-57
-51
-52
-50
-49
-46
-47
-44
-42
-42
-43
-46
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
2:45
2:38
2:31
2:24
2:16
2:10
Sunset
12:51
12:57
1:03
1:10
1:17
1:22

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun afternoon, min -34°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon night, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed morning, min -32°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Wed morning, calm by Thu 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
1494 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (33 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-11°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
85
Severe gales from the SSW.(Wind varies from 190 to 250 degs)
(85 kph at 210).
7.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
2508 km E
232m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
moderate snow
Small hail/snow pellets.
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
2648 km E
48m alt.
3 hours 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
-6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
2655 km E
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB304E62S
2778 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the NW
(16 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATB304E61S
2902 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATB305E61S
2929 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 347).
- km
2934 km SE
574m alt.
3 hours ago
-25°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 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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