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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon afternoon, min -25°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri night, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, gales from the NE by Sat morning).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2100
5100
2000
km/h
40
NE
40
E
30
E
25
ENE
20
NNE
25
N
30
NE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
30
NNE
10
NNE
15
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
30
NNW
50
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
6
3
2
1
—
2
5
2
2
3
—
—
—
—
—
6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-25
-24
-24
-23
-24
-24
-24
-23
-24
-24
-23
-24
-24
-24
-22
-21
-20
min °C
-25
-25
-24
-23
-25
-25
-25
-24
-24
-24
-24
-24
-24
-25
-23
-22
-21
 chill °C
-41
-40
-38
-35
-37
-39
-39
-40
-38
-37
-38
-31
-34
-38
-36
-35
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-30-29-29-30-29-29-29-29-29-28-28-29-30-27-26-24-25-25-24-23-25-25-25-24-24-24-24-24-24-25-23-22-21-18-19-18-17-20-19-19-19-18-18-18-18-19-20-18-18-17
Sunrise
—
—
10:54
—
—
10:44
—
—
10:30
—
—
10:17
—
—
10:01
—
—
Sunset
6:02
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:23
—
—
6:36
—
—
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 afternoon, min -25°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri night, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, gales from the NE by Sat morning).

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
ASCATB247E71S
719 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SW
(32 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATB248E71S
725 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 199).
- km
ASCATB249E71S
727 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
8
Light winds from the SSE
(8 kph at 158).
- km
ASCATB249E70S
780 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATB243E70S
808 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATB244E70S
814 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATB245E70S
818 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATB246E70S
820 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATB247E70S
825 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATB248E70S
829 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 252).
- 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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