Mount Frakes weather
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Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sat 14 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 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 NNW on Sat morning, severe gales from the NNE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue morning, min -29°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
clear
clear
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
km/h
10
NE
10
NNW
50
NNE
80
NNE
75
NNE
75
N
65
NNE
70
NNE
45
NE
35
NE
40
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NE
40
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
25
E
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Snowflake cm
—
—
6
9
10
11
7
7
8
2
—
2
1
—
7
2
1
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-29
-27
-26
-26
-25
-23
-24
-25
-26
-26
-26
-27
-29
-27
-26
-26
-26
-26
min °C
-31
-28
-27
-27
-26
-24
-25
-25
-27
-26
-26
-28
-29
-27
-26
-27
-26
-28
 chill °C
-41
-38
-48
-48
-46
-44
-45
-45
-44
-42
-42
-42
-43
-41
-42
-41
-41
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
50
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-28-27-27-26-24-25-25-27-26-26-28-29-27-26-27-26-27-26-25-24-24-22-20-20-22-23-23-22-23-24-22-21-21-21-22-21-21-20-19-17-14-13-15-17-16-17-17-17-16-14-14-15-17
Sunrise
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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—
12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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—
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: 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 NNW on Sat morning, severe gales from the NNE by Sun night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue morning, min -29°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds.

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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1728 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 210).
1.6 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 340).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-6°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC203E65S
1922 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the SSW
(66 kph at 204).
- km
ASCATC202E65S
1945 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the SSW
(66 kph at 206).
- km
ASCATC203E64S
1950 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
65
Gales from the SSW
(65 kph at 205).
- km
ASCATC202E64S
1972 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the SSW
(66 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATC204E63S
2030 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the SSW
(66 kph at 213).
- km
ASCATC201E64S
2044 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
68
Gales from the SW
(68 kph at 214).
- 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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