Mount Frakes weather
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Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Tue morning, min -30°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri morning, min -30°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, near gales from the ENE by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
km/h
40
E
30
NNE
35
NNE
45
NE
45
NNE
45
NNE
15
E
5
ENE
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NE
40
E
40
E
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
NE
40
NNE
35
ENE
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Snowflake cm
4
5
7
4
2
4
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
2
9
4
3
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-25
-27
-28
-30
-29
-27
-26
-28
-26
-26
-26
-26
-27
-28
-28
-29
-30
-29
min °C
-25
-28
-29
-30
-30
-28
-27
-28
-27
-26
-26
-27
-27
-28
-29
-29
-30
-30
 chill °C
-40
-43
-45
-48
-48
-46
-36
-34
-34
-35
-37
-43
-44
-45
-48
-47
-48
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-28-29-30-30-28-27-28-27-26-26-27-27-28-29-29-30-30-21-22-23-25-25-23-23-24-23-22-22-24-23-23-24-24-25-25-14-15-16-18-18-17-18-21-20-20-21-20-17-17-17-17-18-19
Sunrise
11:53
—
—
11:45
—
—
11:36
—
—
11:25
—
—
11:16
—
—
11:06
—
—
Sunset
—
5:16
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:34
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:52
—
—
6:02
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Tue morning, min -30°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri morning, min -30°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, near gales from the ENE 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1728 km SSW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-27°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
1 hour ago
-21°C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATC208E64S
1922 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WNW
(27 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATC208E63S
1929 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WNW
(29 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATC209E63S
1930 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATC210E63S
1933 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WNW
(29 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATC203E65S
1935 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATC202E65S
1935 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the N
(27 kph at 356).
- 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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