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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu night, min -30°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, near gales from the NNE by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun night, min -30°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Sun night, moderate winds from the NNE by Mon night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
km/h
40
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NW
25
N
40
NNE
45
NE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
NE
40
NNE
45
NE
55
ENE
45
ENE
30
ENE
30
NNE
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Snowflake cm
4
2
—
—
—
—
—
1
3
3
4
6
2
3
7
4
3
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-30
-30
-28
-28
-28
-26
-26
-27
-27
-29
-29
-29
-30
-29
-28
-30
-29
-29
min °C
-30
-30
-30
-28
-28
-27
-27
-27
-28
-30
-30
-30
-30
-29
-30
-30
-30
-30
 chill °C
-48
-47
-46
-40
-37
-34
-42
-44
-46
-49
-48
-47
-48
-47
-50
-48
-46
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-30-29-28-28-27-27-27-28-30-30-30-30-29-29-30-30-30-25-25-25-23-23-23-23-24-24-25-25-25-25-25-25-26-24-25-18-19-19-18-20-21-20-20-19-19-19-17-19-19-18-19-18-18
Sunrise
11:45
—
—
11:36
—
—
11:25
—
—
11:16
—
—
11:06
—
—
10:54
—
—
Sunset
—
5:24
—
—
5:34
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:52
—
—
6:02
—
—
6:13
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu night, min -30°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, near gales from the NNE by Fri afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun night, min -30°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Sun night, moderate winds from the NNE by Mon 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.
49 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
High: overcast
1612 km S
2835m alt.
39 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1728 km SSW
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-27°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
39 minutes ago
1°C
-
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
39 minutes ago
-17°C
-
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
2016 km SW
29m alt.
39 minutes ago
-18°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
32 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c191E65S
2240 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the SW
(62 kph at 228).
- km
hy2c194E64S
2249 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 222).
- km
hy2c193E64S
2265 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SW
(60 kph at 225).
- 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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