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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu afternoon, min -30°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Tue afternoon, min -33°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, severe gales from the NNW by Tue night).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
4750
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
km/h
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NE
30
E
30
NE
35
NE
20
WSW
40
W
35
WNW
25
NNE
40
NE
45
NNE
70
N
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
3
4
1
—
—
1
3
3
6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-28
-27
-28
-30
-30
-29
-28
-28
-27
-26
-26
-30
-30
-28
-27
-26
-25
-25
min °C
-28
-28
-30
-30
-30
-30
-29
-28
-29
-27
-27
-33
-32
-29
-28
-28
-25
-25
 chill °C
-38
-41
-44
-44
-45
-45
-43
-41
-45
-44
-39
-49
-50
-45
-44
-45
-42
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-29-30-30-30-29-28-28-27-27-32-31-29-28-27-25-25-24-23-25-25-25-25-25-25-26-24-23-28-27-25-25-24-21-21-20-21-22-20-21-22-22-22-22-19-17-23-22-22-22-19-15-14
Sunrise
10:17
—
—
10:01
—
—
9:44
—
—
9:19
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
—
6:50
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:47
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu afternoon, min -30°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Tue afternoon, min -33°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, severe gales from the NNW by Tue 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
-9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
Fog, sky visible, thinning.
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 320).
0.9 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATC209E63S
1928 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
72
Gales from the S
(72 kph at 187).
- km
ASCATC210E63S
1934 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the S
(53 kph at 179).
- km
ASCATC207E63S
1953 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SSW
(55 kph at 192).
- km
ASCATC208E63S
1955 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the S
(52 kph at 188).
- km
ASCATC206E63S
1982 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the S
(36 kph at 186).
- km
ASCATC204E64S
1990 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the S
(38 kph at 187).
- 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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