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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon night, min -33°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed night, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Wed morning, light winds from the NE by Thu night).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
9900
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2100
2050
2050
km/h
20
W
15
SW
20
SSW
0
W
15
NE
30
NE
40
E
25
ENE
30
NNE
50
ENE
50
ENE
50
NE
35
ENE
20
E
15
NNE
30
NNW
15
NNE
25
NE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
3
3
6
7
8
1
2
1
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-32
-31
-30
-29
-28
-24
-25
-25
-27
-28
-27
-26
-26
-27
-28
-27
-28
-27
min °C
-33
-32
-31
-30
-28
-27
-25
-26
-28
-28
-27
-27
-26
-28
-29
-28
-28
-28
 chill °C
-47
-46
-45
-30
-39
-41
-40
-40
-43
-46
-45
-44
-41
-40
-39
-41
-39
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-32-31-30-28-26-25-26-28-28-27-27-26-28-29-28-28-28-28-28-27-25-24-22-21-21-23-23-22-22-22-24-24-23-23-23-23-25-25-23-23-21-16-15-16-15-15-16-16-19-19-18-19-19
Sunrise
12:19
—
—
12:11
—
—
11:53
—
—
11:45
—
—
11:36
—
—
11:25
—
—
Sunset
—
5:00
—
—
5:08
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:34
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—
5:43
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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 Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon night, min -33°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed night, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Wed morning, light winds from the NE by Thu 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
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
hy2c219E62S
1834 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 285).
- km
hy2c218E62S
1842 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the WNW
(14 kph at 292).
- km
hy2c203E65S
1851 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 228).
- km
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2c202E65S
1900 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 230).
- km
hy2c217E62S
1905 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 218).
- km
hy2c220E61S
1913 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the WNW
(18 kph at 282).
- km
hy2c219E61S
1922 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 335).
- 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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