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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat night, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon night, min -28°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, near gales from the N by Tue night).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
km/h
25
N
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
20
NW
20
N
20
N
30
NE
40
NE
35
NE
60
N
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Snowflake cm
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2
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
5
7
7
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-27
-27
-27
-27
-27
-28
-29
-28
-27
-25
-23
-20
-20
-22
-22
min °C
-28
-27
-27
-28
-27
-27
-29
-29
-28
-28
-26
-24
-22
-22
-22
-27
 chill °C
-44
-40
-39
-40
-40
-39
-44
-46
-44
-41
-38
-36
-35
-38
-36
-45
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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12:35
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12:27
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12:19
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—
12:11
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—
11:53
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Sunset
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4:45
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4:52
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5:00
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5:08
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5:16
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat night, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon night, min -28°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, near gales from the N by Tue 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
ASCATC237E70S
833 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SSW
(36 kph at 197).
- km
ASCATC235E69S
953 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the S
(32 kph at 189).
- km
ASCATC233E68S
1078 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 184).
- km
ASCATC227E67S
1253 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 125).
- km
1494 km S
3012m alt.
59 minutes ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC203E66S
1830 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATC202E65S
1928 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 113).
- km
ASCATC201E65S
1978 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 120).
- km
ASCATB199E65S
1987 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 18).
- 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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