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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Fri morning, min -39°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Tue night, min -39°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun morning, severe gales from the N by Tue night).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
4500
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2900
2000
2000
2050
4000
km/h
50
SW
45
SW
45
SW
35
WNW
55
NNW
45
N
10
WNW
40
SW
50
NW
35
NW
30
SW
55
W
65
NNW
65
NNW
60
NW
60
W
50
WNW
65
NNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
3
1
3
2
1
 mm
max °C
-39
-37
-32
-31
-32
-33
-38
-38
-35
-38
-38
-29
-30
-28
-29
-28
-26
-25
min °C
-39
-38
-35
-32
-32
-37
-39
-39
-38
-39
-38
-36
-30
-29
-32
-31
-26
-26
 chill °C
-62
-59
-56
-52
-52
-55
-55
-59
-59
-55
-56
-55
-51
-50
-53
-52
-44
-45
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-38-34-32-32-35-39-39-37-39-38-33-30-29-31-30-26-26-36-34-29-27-28-31-35-36-33-35-34-28-27-26-27-26-21-22-32-32-25-22-23-26-29-31-28-29-29-25-24-22-23-21-18-19
Sunrise
1:28
1:21
1:14
1:07
1:00
12:53
Sunset
2:00
2:07
2:12
3:19
2:26
2:33

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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 Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Fri morning, min -39°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Tue night, min -39°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun morning, severe gales from the N 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
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-23°C
clear
Haze -.
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 70).
2.0 km
Low: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-18°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 0).
0.6 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-29°C
-
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC188E66S
2187 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the SW
(67 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATC189E66S
2191 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATC189E65S
2200 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATC188E65S
2225 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATC187E65S
2241 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATC189E64S
2295 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATB187E65S
2307 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 242).
- 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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