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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu morning, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun night, min -22°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun night, light winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
km/h
15
NE
10
E
5
ESE
10
E
20
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
35
NE
30
NE
20
ENE
45
E
35
E
25
E
15
NE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
2
6
3
4
7
3
2
9
4
2
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-18
-17
-20
-20
-20
-18
-17
-18
-17
-17
-18
-18
-16
-17
-18
-17
min °C
-21
-18
-20
-22
-20
-19
-19
-19
-18
-18
-18
-18
-19
-18
-18
-18
 chill °C
-31
-24
-26
-29
-30
-31
-32
-32
-30
-30
-30
-28
-33
-29
-29
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-28-28-27-27-27-29-30-29-30-29-28-30-30-30-30-24-23-23-23-24-23-24-25-25-25-25-24-25-25-24-24-20-18-20-21-20-19-18-19-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18
Sunrise
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11:36
—
—
11:25
—
—
11:16
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—
11:06
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—
10:54
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Sunset
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—
5:34
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5:43
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5:52
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—
6:02
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6:13
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu morning, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Sat morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun night, min -22°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun night, light winds from the NNE by Tue 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
ASCATB263E70S
970 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 28).
- km
ASCATB264E70S
976 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the NNE
(12 kph at 30).
- km
ASCATB265E70S
1006 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATB268E70S
1099 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the N
(23 kph at 351).
- km
ASCATB267E70S
1116 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 339).
- km
ASCATB267E69S
1120 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATB269E70S
1130 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATB268E69S
1150 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 357).
- km
ASCATB269E69S
1166 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NNW
(25 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATB270E70S
1178 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 341).
- 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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