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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed afternoon, min -32°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, gales from the N by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
4500
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
10
W
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NW
30
WSW
15
NW
45
N
60
NNW
60
N
35
N
35
NW
40
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
1
—
—
—
3
1
1
3
—
—
3
3
2
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-25
-24
-25
-25
-21
-19
-21
-20
-18
-18
-16
-16
-14
-13
-14
-14
min °C
-32
-26
-25
-26
-24
-19
-22
-20
-19
-19
-17
-16
-16
-13
-14
-15
 chill °C
-45
-38
-37
-36
-37
-28
-38
-36
-35
-34
-30
-29
-28
-24
-25
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-34-33-34-30-27-30-31-29-31-26-25-24-23-24-25-32-30-29-30-26-24-25-26-24-25-21-20-19-18-19-21-29-25-25-26-23-19-22-20-19-19-17-16-15-13-14-15
Sunrise
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1:57
—
—
1:50
—
—
1:43
—
—
1:35
—
—
1:28
—
—
Sunset
—
3:29
—
—
3:36
—
—
3:42
—
—
3:48
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—
3:56
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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 Tue night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed afternoon, min -32°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, gales from the N by Wed afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri 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
hy2b247E68S
953 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NW
(42 kph at 322).
- km
hy2b248E68S
972 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NW
(40 kph at 322).
- km
hy2b249E68S
1008 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 322).
- km
hy2b251E68S
1014 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 312).
- km
hy2b254E68S
1040 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NW
(38 kph at 312).
- km
hy2b250E68S
1047 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 325).
- km
hy2b255E68S
1049 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 310).
- km
hy2b252E68S
1054 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NW
(34 kph at 312).
- km
hy2b253E68S
1066 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NW
(34 kph at 308).
- km
hy2b250E67S
1081 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 322).
- 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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