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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat afternoon, min -20°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri morning, strong winds from the E by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed morning, min -21°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, fresh winds from the E by Tue night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
km/h
15
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
40
E
25
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
40
E
25
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
N
25
NE
35
E
20
E
15
NNE
25
N
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Snowflake cm
—
1
4
5
3
9
2
2
8
2
—
—
—
—
4
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-20
-20
-17
-17
-16
-16
-18
-18
-17
-18
-18
-18
-19
-20
-18
-16
-17
-17
min °C
-20
-20
-19
-18
-16
-17
-18
-18
-19
-19
-18
-20
-20
-21
-20
-17
-17
-17
 chill °C
-28
-31
-31
-32
-26
-30
-30
-29
-31
-31
-27
-28
-29
-32
-32
-27
-25
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-28-29-28-29-29-28-29-30-29-30-30-30-29-29-28-28-24-24-24-25-23-24-25-24-25-25-23-25-25-26-24-24-23-23-20-20-18-18-16-17-18-18-18-19-18-19-20-21-19-17-17-17
Sunrise
11:25
—
—
11:16
—
—
11:06
—
—
10:54
—
—
10:44
—
—
10:30
—
—
Sunset
—
5:43
—
—
5:52
—
—
6:02
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:23
—
—
6:36
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat afternoon, min -20°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri morning, strong winds from the E by Sun night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed morning, min -21°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, fresh winds from the E by Tue night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Frakes at the specific elevation of 2000 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
ASCATB275E69S
1405 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNE
(36 kph at 32).
- km
ASCATB276E69S
1420 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(32 kph at 26).
- km
ASCATB277E69S
1454 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 22).
- km
ASCATB278E69S
1471 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 23).
- km
ASCATB279E69S
1480 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(32 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATC279E69S
1480 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 16).
- km
ASCATB275E68S
1498 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NE
(42 kph at 39).
- km
ASCATB276E68S
1506 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NE
(41 kph at 42).
- km
ASCATB277E68S
1544 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NNE
(34 kph at 33).
- km
ASCATB278E68S
1561 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(32 kph at 29).
- 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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