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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue night, min -31°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Tue morning, light winds from the N by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Fri morning, min -33°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2350
4900
2100
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
45
NNE
40
NNE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
N
30
NW
25
NNW
30
N
30
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
20
N
15
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
2
1
—
—
—
—
1
3
1
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-29
-27
-26
-27
-27
-29
-30
-30
-31
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
-31
-32
-32
min °C
-29
-28
-27
-27
-28
-30
-30
-31
-31
-31
-31
-30
-30
-30
-31
-32
-32
-33
 chill °C
-47
-45
-42
-39
-42
-41
-45
-47
-48
-46
-47
-45
-44
-43
-46
-44
-46
-45
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-28-27-27-28-30-30-31-31-31-31-30-30-30-31-32-32-33-25-24-22-22-23-25-25-26-26-26-26-25-25-25-26-27-28-29-20-20-18-16-17-19-20-21-22-20-20-19-19-20-21-22-25-25
Sunrise
12:58
—
—
12:51
—
—
12:43
—
—
12:35
—
—
12:27
—
—
12:19
—
—
Sunset
—
4:22
—
—
4:30
—
—
4:37
—
—
4:45
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—
4:52
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—
5:00
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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 -26°C on Tue night, min -31°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Tue morning, light winds from the N by Wed night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Fri morning, min -33°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun 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
-5°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
57 minutes ago
-8°C
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
57 minutes ago
-14°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
83
Severe gales from the SE
(83 kph at 140).
0.1 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB198E66S
1947 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
65
Gales from the SW
(65 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATB199E65S
1967 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SW
(60 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATB198E65S
1972 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATB197E65S
2007 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SW
(60 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB199E64S
2046 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SW
(58 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATB198E64S
2065 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATB197E64S
2073 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SW
(60 kph at 217).
- 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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