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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue afternoon, min -26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed morning, light winds from the NE by Thu night).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
9900
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2100
2050
2050
km/h
20
NW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
E
20
E
30
ESE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
ESE
20
SE
5
NE
15
NNW
5
N
15
E
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
3
3
6
7
8
1
2
1
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-23
-24
-23
-22
-23
-17
-16
-14
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-18
-18
-18
-18
-17
min °C
-23
-25
-26
-23
-23
-24
-16
-15
-17
-15
-15
-16
-16
-19
-20
-18
-19
-20
 chill °C
-34
-33
-34
-28
-30
-34
-27
-26
-27
-26
-26
-27
-26
-28
-28
-27
-24
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-32-31-30-28-26-25-26-28-28-27-27-26-28-29-28-28-28-28-28-27-25-24-22-21-21-23-23-22-22-22-24-24-23-23-23-23-25-25-23-23-21-16-15-16-15-15-16-16-19-19-18-19-19
Sunrise
12:19
—
—
12:11
—
—
11:53
—
—
11:45
—
—
11:36
—
—
11:25
—
—
Sunset
—
5:00
—
—
5:08
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:34
—
—
5:43
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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 afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue afternoon, min -26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed morning, light winds from the NE by Thu 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
ASCATC227E67S
1250 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 90).
- km
ASCATC227E66S
1266 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the E
(27 kph at 98).
- km
ASCATC226E66S
1303 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 99).
- km
ASCATC228E65S
1362 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the ENE
(18 kph at 76).
- km
ASCATC227E65S
1376 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 76).
- km
ASCATC226E65S
1385 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 92).
- km
ASCATC225E65S
1402 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 88).
- km
ASCATC224E65S
1473 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the ESE
(27 kph at 105).
- km
ASCATC228E64S
1480 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 86).
- km
ASCATC227E64S
1482 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
8
Light winds from the ENE
(8 kph at 67).
- 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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