Mount Frakes weather
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Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat afternoon, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat night, light winds from the NE by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
km/h
30
E
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
E
25
E
15
E
15
NE
15
NNE
30
NE
30
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
E
20
NE
10
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
4
10
3
3
6
2
—
—
—
1
4
2
2
3
2
2
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-15
-16
-17
-18
-18
-18
-18
-19
-19
-18
-17
-17
-17
-16
-16
-16
-16
min °C
-16
-17
-18
-18
-19
-18
-18
-19
-19
-18
-18
-17
-18
-17
-17
-17
-17
 chill °C
-28
-30
-29
-29
-30
-29
-27
-27
-28
-30
-29
-27
-29
-28
-27
-26
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-29-30-29-30-29-28-29-29-28-28-28-28-27-28-28-29-23-24-25-25-25-24-23-24-24-24-23-23-24-23-23-23-24-16-17-18-18-19-18-18-19-19-18-18-17-18-17-17-17-17
Sunrise
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—
11:06
—
—
10:54
—
—
10:44
—
—
10:30
—
—
10:17
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—
Sunset
5:52
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—
6:02
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:23
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—
6:36
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—
6:50
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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 -15°C on Sat afternoon, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat night, light winds from the NE by Mon night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, calm 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
ASCATC248E71S
723 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNE
(40 kph at 13).
- km
ASCATC249E71S
726 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNE
(41 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATC250E71S
733 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNE
(40 kph at 12).
- km
ASCATC251E71S
742 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(37 kph at 16).
- km
ASCATC252E71S
752 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATC253E71S
764 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 13).
- km
ASCATC254E71S
778 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 17).
- km
ASCATC255E71S
792 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the N
(27 kph at 5).
- km
ASCATC245E70S
810 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATC244E70S
813 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 328).
- 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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