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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Thu night, min -34°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun night, min -31°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
km/h
20
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
55
NNE
85
NNE
95
NNE
65
NNE
70
NE
55
NE
40
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8
13
6
13
9
7
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-34
-33
-33
-33
-33
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-28
-26
-26
-24
-23
-23
-24
-24
min °C
-34
-34
-33
-33
-33
-32
-31
-31
-32
-31
-29
-27
-26
-25
-24
-23
-24
-24
 chill °C
-48
-46
-45
-46
-46
-44
-43
-43
-45
-44
-40
-44
-47
-46
-43
-42
-42
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-33-33-33-32-31-31-32-31-29-27-26-25-24-23-24-24-31-30-29-29-28-28-27-27-27-27-26-24-24-22-20-20-20-21-24-25-24-22-22-22-21-23-22-21-21-20-19-17-14-13-15-15
Sunrise
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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12:00
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Thu night, min -34°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun night, min -31°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the NNE by Sun 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
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
46
Strong winds from the SSE
(46 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
83
Severe gales from the E
(83 kph at 90).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB184E65S
2387 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB183E65S
2402 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB184E64S
2426 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB182E65S
2442 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB183E64S
2457 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB181E65S
2466 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATB182E64S
2479 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 286).
- 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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