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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue night, min -21°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Wed afternoon).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2050
2000
2050
2000
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
km/h
40
N
40
NE
45
NNE
45
N
25
ENE
40
N
30
NE
45
NE
60
NE
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
5
8
1
5
6
3
5
13
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-14
-17
-17
-18
-14
-14
-14
-14
-18
-20
-17
-17
-19
-17
-17
-17
-17
min °C
-13
-15
-20
-18
-18
-17
-14
-14
-18
-19
-21
-19
-18
-20
-20
-17
-18
-18
 chill °C
-24
-28
-36
-32
-29
-30
-25
-27
-32
-30
-33
-31
-25
-27
-27
-28
-28
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-25-29-27-28-26-25-25-27-29-30-30-29-29-29-29-28-29-18-21-25-23-24-22-20-20-23-25-25-25-24-24-24-23-23-24-13-15-19-18-18-16-14-14-16-19-21-18-18-20-19-17-18-18
Sunrise
1:21
—
—
1:13
—
—
1:06
—
—
12:58
—
—
12:51
—
—
12:43
—
—
Sunset
—
4:02
—
—
4:08
—
—
4:15
—
—
4:22
—
—
4:30
—
—
4:37
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNE on Sun morning, near gales from the NE by Mon night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue night, min -21°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Wed 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
ASCATC236E69S
925 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNE
(49 kph at 31).
- km
ASCATC235E69S
925 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNE
(48 kph at 29).
- km
ASCATC234E69S
944 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNE
(43 kph at 25).
- km
ASCATC235E68S
959 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNE
(43 kph at 21).
- km
ASCATC236E68S
960 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNE
(43 kph at 31).
- km
ASCATC234E68S
971 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNE
(42 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATC233E68S
989 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 27).
- km
ASCATC232E68S
1015 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NNE
(25 kph at 23).
- km
ASCATC231E68S
1020 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 27).
- km
ASCATC236E67S
1068 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 25).
- 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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