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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Thu 15 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 -21°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm 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 -16°C on Sun night, min -22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun night, light winds from the E by Mon afternoon).

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
5
SSE
5
NE
15
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
E
25
E
35
NE
35
NE
25
ENE
45
E
25
E
15
E
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
20
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
4
4
2
11
4
3
10
3
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-20
-20
-20
-19
-18
-18
-16
-16
-17
-18
-16
-17
-17
-17
-18
-21
-21
min °C
-20
-21
-20
-20
-18
-18
-16
-16
-17
-18
-17
-17
-18
-19
-19
-21
-22
 chill °C
-26
-21
-30
-32
-30
-31
-26
-27
-29
-29
-30
-28
-25
-26
-28
-29
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-28-28-28-29-28-29-29-29-29-29-29-30-30-30-31-24-24-24-23-24-24-23-24-24-25-24-24-23-24-25-26-26-20-21-20-20-18-18-16-16-17-18-17-17-18-18-19-21-22
Sunrise
—
—
11:25
—
—
11:16
—
—
11:06
—
—
10:54
—
—
10:44
—
—
Sunset
5:34
—
—
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 -21°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm 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 -16°C on Sun night, min -22°C on Tue night). 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
ASCATB260E71S
876 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NW
(53 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATB255E70S
904 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNE
(36 kph at 12).
- km
ASCATB261E71S
904 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NW
(38 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATB256E70S
924 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the N
(36 kph at 9).
- km
ASCATB257E70S
929 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the N
(34 kph at 10).
- km
ASCATB258E70S
940 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the N
(34 kph at 7).
- km
ASCATC259E70S
960 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 3).
- km
ASCATB259E70S
963 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 6).
- km
ASCATB260E70S
976 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATC260E70S
978 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 2).
- 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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