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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue morning, min -30°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri night, min -30°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, gales from the NE by Sat afternoon).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
km/h
45
ENE
35
ENE
25
ENE
25
NNE
30
NNW
30
NE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
ENE
10
NE
20
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
30
N
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
7
4
2
—
—
2
4
2
2
4
2
—
—
—
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-29
-29
-29
-29
-28
-29
-28
-28
-29
-27
-29
-28
-29
-28
-25
-23
min °C
-30
-29
-29
-30
-29
-29
-28
-28
-29
-28
-30
-29
-29
-29
-27
-24
 chill °C
-48
-45
-44
-44
-45
-45
-44
-43
-43
-43
-44
-40
-42
-46
-43
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
10:54
—
—
10:44
—
—
10:30
—
—
10:17
—
—
10:01
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:23
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—
6:36
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—
6:50
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7:05
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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 night. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue morning, min -30°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri night, min -30°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, gales from the NE by Sat 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.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
1612 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (46 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
28 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-13°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 160).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC203E65S
1942 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATC202E65S
1951 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SW
(27 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATC202E64S
1991 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SW
(23 kph at 220).
- km
Jang Bogo Station
2016 km SW
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-10°C
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC300E69S
2025 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the NE
(12 kph at 44).
- 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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