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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat night, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, strong winds from the E by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun night, min -23°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
10
E
5
SE
10
E
15
NE
25
NE
35
ENE
40
E
35
E
40
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
40
E
30
E
20
E
20
E
15
NE
10
NNE
0
NNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
1
4
4
3
7
3
2
9
3
3
3
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-17
-20
-20
-20
-19
-18
-18
-17
-16
-18
-18
-16
-16
-17
-19
-20
-21
-22
min °C
-18
-20
-22
-20
-19
-19
-18
-18
-18
-19
-18
-17
-17
-18
-20
-20
-22
-23
 chill °C
-23
-26
-29
-30
-30
-32
-31
-30
-30
-31
-30
-30
-28
-28
-30
-29
-29
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-27-28-28-29-29-29-30-29-29-29-28-29-30-31-32-32-23-24-24-24-23-24-25-24-25-26-25-24-23-24-25-26-27-27-18-20-21-20-19-19-18-18-17-19-18-17-17-18-20-20-22-23
Sunrise
11:36
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—
11:25
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—
11:16
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—
11:06
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—
10:54
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—
10:44
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Sunset
—
5:34
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—
5:43
—
—
5:52
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—
6:02
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—
6:13
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—
6:23
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat night, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, strong 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 -23°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun night, calm by Tue 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
1494 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-37°C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC223E65S
1523 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the SSE
(63 kph at 150).
- km
ASCATC223E64S
1545 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the SSE
(63 kph at 152).
- km
ASCATC222E64S
1588 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the SSE
(64 kph at 156).
- km
ASCATC224E64S
1602 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SE
(58 kph at 144).
- km
1612 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
26 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC224E63S
1635 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SE
(52 kph at 146).
- km
ASCATC223E63S
1644 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the SSE
(62 kph at 154).
- km
ASCATC220E64S
1654 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
69
Gales from the S
(69 kph at 181).
- km
ASCATC222E63S
1664 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
69
Gales from the SSE
(69 kph at 163).
- 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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