Mount Frakes weather
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Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri afternoon, min -19°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed morning, moderate winds from the NW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun night, strong winds from the NE by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
4100
2100
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2000
2050
2000
2050
2050
km/h
75
NNW
65
NNW
45
NNW
30
NNW
50
N
50
NNE
45
N
50
N
50
N
30
N
25
NE
30
NE
30
N
30
NE
10
NE
35
NE
45
NE
40
NNE
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Snowflake cm
2
4
3
—
1
6
7
8
7
2
2
7
1
2
2
5
5
6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-17
-16
-16
-16
-15
-14
-13
-12
-12
-12
-15
-16
-17
-20
-15
-13
-15
-16
min °C
-19
-16
-18
-16
-16
-16
-13
-13
-12
-13
-16
-17
-18
-20
-19
-14
-15
-19
 chill °C
-36
-32
-30
-28
-30
-30
-26
-26
-25
-22
-28
-29
-28
-33
-26
-25
-28
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-29-26-25-25-25-24-23-24-26-28-28-29-26-26-27-29-25-23-23-21-20-20-20-19-18-19-22-23-24-26-22-21-22-25-18-16-17-16-16-15-13-13-12-13-16-17-18-20-17-14-15-18
Sunrise
1:43
—
—
1:35
—
—
1:28
—
—
1:21
—
—
1:13
—
—
1:06
—
—
Sunset
3:42
—
—
3:48
—
—
3:56
—
—
—
4:02
—
—
4:08
—
—
4:15
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri afternoon, min -19°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed morning, moderate winds from the NW by Wed night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun night, strong winds from the NE 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
hy2c246E69S
899 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the N
(38 kph at 355).
- km
hy2c248E69S
905 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNW
(36 kph at 348).
- km
hy2c243E69S
907 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 350).
- km
hy2c244E69S
917 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 350).
- km
hy2c245E69S
922 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 352).
- km
hy2c242E69S
923 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the N
(45 kph at 352).
- km
hy2c247E69S
926 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 355).
- km
hy2c242E68S
926 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 352).
- km
hy2c239E69S
929 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 352).
- km
hy2c249E69S
944 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 350).
- 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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