Mount Frakes weather
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Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat morning, min -30°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sat morning, light winds from the NE by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Tue night, light winds from the N by Thu night).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
50
ENE
40
ENE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
40
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
20
NNE
35
NNW
35
NNE
45
NE
35
NE
25
N
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
15
N
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Snowflake cm
4
4
10
3
3
6
2
—
1
—
1
7
1
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-28
-28
-28
-29
-29
-29
-29
-28
-28
-29
-28
-28
-28
-27
-26
-27
-27
-25
min °C
-29
-28
-30
-29
-29
-30
-29
-28
-30
-29
-29
-28
-28
-28
-27
-27
-27
-26
 chill °C
-46
-45
-49
-47
-47
-48
-44
-40
-47
-46
-45
-46
-44
-42
-40
-42
-42
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-28-29-29-29-30-29-28-29-29-29-28-28-28-27-27-27-26-24-23-24-25-25-26-24-23-24-25-25-24-24-23-22-22-22-20-18-16-17-18-18-19-18-18-19-19-20-19-17-17-17-16-17-17
Sunrise
11:16
—
—
11:06
—
—
10:54
—
—
10:44
—
—
10:30
—
—
10:17
—
—
Sunset
—
5:52
—
—
6:02
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:23
—
—
6:36
—
—
6:50
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat morning, min -30°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sat morning, light winds from the NE by Mon afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Tue night, light winds from the N by Thu 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
-13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: broken
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
53 minutes ago
-2°C
-
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
53 minutes ago
-16°C
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB203E65S
1893 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 192).
- km
ASCATC203E65S
1894 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the SSW
(12 kph at 194).
- km
ASCATC202E65S
1909 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 203).
- km
ASCATB204E65S
1910 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the N
(10 kph at 5).
- km
ASCATB202E65S
1915 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 196).
- km
ASCATC204E65S
1917 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
4
Calm
(4 kph at 10).
- km
ASCATC208E63S
1920 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 282).
- 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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