Mount Frakes weather
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Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri night, min -23°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon morning, min -25°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNE on Sun morning, severe gales from the NNE by Sun night).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
km/h
70
NNW
75
N
75
N
65
N
75
NNW
50
NNW
45
N
35
NNE
35
N
25
NNE
45
ENE
65
NNE
70
NNE
70
NE
60
NE
50
NNE
55
NNE
50
N
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
2
9
6
6
10
2
2
2
1
7
15
9
6
20
2
2
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-19
-19
-19
-20
-20
-18
-18
-20
-22
-22
-21
-22
-20
-20
-21
-24
-25
-24
min °C
-19
-20
-20
-20
-20
-20
-19
-21
-23
-22
-21
-23
-20
-21
-22
-25
-25
-25
 chill °C
-36
-37
-37
-37
-38
-35
-32
-34
-38
-34
-36
-41
-38
-39
-39
-44
-43
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-25-25-25-25-24-23-26-27-26-25-27-25-25-26-30-30-29-19-20-20-20-20-19-19-21-23-22-21-23-20-21-22-25-25-25-15-16-14-13-13-13-13-15-17-17-16-16-13-15-15-18-19-19
Sunrise
1:35
—
—
1:28
—
—
1:21
—
—
1:13
—
—
1:06
—
—
12:58
—
—
Sunset
3:48
—
—
3:56
—
—
—
4:02
—
—
4:08
—
—
4:15
—
—
4:22
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri night, min -23°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon morning, min -25°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNE on Sun morning, severe gales from the NNE by Sun 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
ASCATC244E69S
870 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATB244E69S
879 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 21).
- km
ASCATC243E69S
879 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(32 kph at 22).
- km
ASCATC245E69S
879 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(32 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATB243E69S
884 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 16).
- km
ASCATB247E69S
885 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(32 kph at 26).
- km
ASCATC247E69S
886 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 23).
- km
ASCATB246E69S
886 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATB245E69S
887 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(32 kph at 17).
- km
ASCATB248E69S
888 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNE
(36 kph at 23).
- 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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