Mount Frakes weather
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Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat night, min -33°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu morning, severe gales from the NNE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNE on Sun morning, strong winds from the ENE by Tue morning).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
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
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
km/h
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
55
NNE
85
NNE
75
NNE
85
NNE
75
NNE
70
NNE
60
NE
45
ENE
50
ENE
60
NNE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
8
10
19
8
4
6
2
3
7
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-33
-32
-32
-32
-31
-31
-29
-27
-25
-25
-24
-23
-23
-24
-24
-24
-25
-27
min °C
-33
-33
-32
-32
-32
-31
-30
-28
-26
-27
-24
-24
-24
-25
-26
-25
-26
-29
 chill °C
-43
-44
-44
-43
-44
-42
-41
-40
-42
-49
-44
-44
-43
-44
-45
-41
-45
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
200
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-33-32-32-32-31-30-28-26-26-24-24-24-25-25-25-26-28-29-29-28-28-27-27-26-25-23-23-21-20-20-22-22-21-23-25-23-23-23-21-23-22-20-21-19-19-17-14-13-16-16-15-16-18
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: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat night, min -33°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu morning, severe gales from the NNE by Sat night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNE on Sun morning, strong winds from the ENE by Tue morning).

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
Mcmurdo Williams
1727 km SSW
22m alt.
1 hour ago
-10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1728 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC193E64S
2233 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the W
(18 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATC192E64S
2254 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATC191E64S
2266 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NNE
(18 kph at 26).
- km
ASCATC190E64S
2281 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATC193E63S
2290 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NW
(18 kph at 326).
- 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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