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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat afternoon, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, strong winds from the NE by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun night, min -21°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun night, light winds from the E by Mon afternoon).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2050
2000
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
10
E
15
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
40
E
25
E
35
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
45
E
30
E
15
E
15
NNE
20
N
15
NE
15
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
1
4
4
3
9
2
3
9
2
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-21
-20
-19
-18
-18
-16
-16
-17
-18
-17
-18
-18
-18
-18
-20
-21
min °C
-22
-20
-20
-19
-18
-16
-16
-17
-18
-18
-19
-18
-20
-19
-21
-21
 chill °C
-29
-28
-32
-30
-31
-26
-27
-29
-30
-31
-31
-27
-29
-30
-32
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-28-28-29-28-29-29-28-29-30-29-30-30-30-30-25-24-24-24-25-23-24-24-24-24-26-23-24-25-26-26-22-20-20-19-18-16-16-17-18-18-19-18-19-19-21-21
Sunrise
—
11:25
—
—
11:16
—
—
11:06
—
—
10:54
—
—
10:44
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:52
—
—
6:02
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:23
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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 night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat afternoon, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, strong winds from the NE by Sat night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun night, min -21°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun night, light winds from the E by Mon afternoon).

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
hy2b253E71S
778 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NE
(51 kph at 48).
- km
hy2b254E70S
793 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NE
(51 kph at 45).
- km
hy2b253E70S
796 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NE
(51 kph at 50).
- km
hy2b251E70S
804 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NE
(52 kph at 50).
- km
hy2b250E70S
816 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NE
(54 kph at 52).
- km
hy2b247E70S
826 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the ENE
(53 kph at 62).
- km
hy2b248E70S
828 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the ENE
(57 kph at 60).
- km
hy2b249E70S
830 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NE
(56 kph at 55).
- km
hy2b256E70S
840 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NE
(49 kph at 40).
- km
hy2b245E69S
841 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NE
(46 kph at 50).
- 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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