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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon morning, min -26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu morning, min -31°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
km/h
60
NNE
80
NE
50
NNE
30
N
30
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
5
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
ESE
5
N
5
N
0
ESE
5
SE
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Snowflake cm
4
7
2
—
—
4
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-20
-21
-23
-24
-22
-21
-22
-23
-24
-27
-27
-29
-30
-31
-30
-29
-29
-28
min °C
-21
-21
-25
-25
-24
-21
-22
-24
-26
-27
-28
-30
-31
-31
-31
-30
-29
-29
 chill °C
-39
-40
-40
-40
-38
-32
-33
-34
-34
-40
-38
-38
-31
-31
-31
-37
-29
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-26-29-29-28-26-27-29-30-31-33-34-35-35-35-34-34-33-21-21-24-25-23-21-22-24-25-27-28-30-31-31-31-30-29-29-15-14-19-21-20-17-16-18-22-24-25-26-27-29-28-26-27-25
Sunrise
1:06
—
—
12:58
—
—
12:51
—
—
12:43
—
—
12:35
—
—
12:27
—
—
Sunset
—
4:15
—
—
4:22
—
—
4:30
—
—
4:37
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—
4:45
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—
4:52
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon morning, min -26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu morning, min -31°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
ASCATC243E70S
741 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NE
(58 kph at 38).
- km
ASCATC245E70S
748 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NE
(60 kph at 45).
- km
ASCATC244E70S
749 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NE
(54 kph at 48).
- km
ASCATB243E70S
755 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NE
(54 kph at 47).
- km
ASCATC242E70S
758 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NE
(49 kph at 38).
- km
ASCATB242E70S
759 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NE
(50 kph at 40).
- km
ASCATB241E70S
763 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NE
(49 kph at 41).
- km
ASCATC241E70S
777 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NE
(46 kph at 39).
- km
ASCATB240E70S
782 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NE
(43 kph at 44).
- km
ASCATC246E70S
784 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the NE
(62 kph at 44).
- 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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