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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon morning, min -26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNE on Tue morning, near gales from the ENE by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri night, min -26°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Wed morning, gales from the NE by Fri night).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
km/h
40
NE
40
NE
40
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NNE
20
NNE
35
NE
50
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
30
NNE
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
NNW
35
N
60
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
6
2
2
2
—
2
7
2
2
5
—
—
—
—
1
11
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-25
-25
-24
-23
-23
-23
-24
-24
-24
-23
-23
-23
-25
-25
-23
-20
-19
-18
min °C
-25
-25
-26
-24
-23
-25
-25
-24
-26
-26
-23
-24
-25
-25
-26
-22
-20
-20
 chill °C
-41
-41
-42
-38
-35
-38
-40
-39
-42
-39
-36
-36
-38
-38
-40
-36
-34
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-29-30-29-28-29-29-28-30-30-28-28-29-30-29-25-23-23-25-25-25-24-23-24-25-24-25-25-23-24-25-25-25-21-20-19-18-18-19-17-17-19-19-19-20-18-17-17-19-21-21-18-17-15
Sunrise
11:06
—
—
10:54
—
—
10:44
—
—
10:30
—
—
10:17
—
—
10:01
—
—
Sunset
—
6:02
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:23
—
—
6:36
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—
6:50
—
—
7:05
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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 -23°C on Mon morning, min -26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNE on Tue morning, near gales from the ENE by Tue night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri night, min -26°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Wed morning, gales from the NE by Fri night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Frakes at the specific elevation of 3000 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
ASCATB248E71S
716 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the ENE
(27 kph at 68).
- km
ASCATB247E71S
717 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the ENE
(25 kph at 65).
- km
ASCATB247E70S
720 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 48).
- km
ASCATC251E71S
722 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 68).
- km
ASCATC249E71S
723 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 68).
- km
ASCATC250E71S
723 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ENE
(32 kph at 66).
- km
ASCATB250E71S
726 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 72).
- km
ASCATB249E71S
727 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the ENE
(29 kph at 78).
- km
ASCATB251E71S
728 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ENE
(32 kph at 61).
- km
ASCATB248E70S
730 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 69).
- 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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