Mount Frakes weather
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Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue night, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Tue morning, near gales from the NE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun afternoon, min -31°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Sat morning, strong winds from the NW by Sat night).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
5150
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
25
ENE
35
NNE
45
NNE
50
NNE
45
NNE
55
NNE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
20
N
30
WNW
40
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
35
NW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
5
4
1
1
4
6
7
2
2
1
—
—
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-26
-24
-24
-25
-25
-24
-24
-26
-30
-30
-30
-31
-29
-28
-27
-25
-25
min °C
-27
-26
-26
-24
-25
-25
-24
-25
-29
-30
-30
-31
-31
-30
-29
-28
-26
-25
 chill °C
-41
-41
-43
-41
-41
-43
-41
-43
-48
-48
-48
-48
-45
-45
-45
-45
-43
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
50
0
0
150
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-26-25-24-25-25-24-25-28-30-30-31-31-30-29-28-26-25-23-22-21-20-20-21-19-20-24-26-27-27-27-25-24-23-22-21-19-17-15-13-14-15-13-13-17-20-21-21-21-21-19-16-17-16
Sunrise
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
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 Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue night, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Tue morning, near gales from the NE by Thu night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun afternoon, min -31°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Sat morning, strong winds from the NW by Sat 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1728 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 180).
0.6 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
light snow
Light snow.
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 140).
3.9 km
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
54 minutes ago
1°C
-
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 160).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
54 minutes ago
-11°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC206E63S
2000 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 197).
- km
ASCATC207E63S
2000 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SSW
(35 kph at 204).
- km
ASCATB205E63S
2002 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SSW
(40 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATC205E63S
2003 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SSW
(38 kph at 200).
- km
ASCATB204E64S
2004 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 197).
- km
ASCATC211E62S
2005 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the W
(23 kph at 259).
- 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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