Mount Frakes weather
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Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed morning, min -32°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat morning, min -28°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, near gales from the SW by Mon night).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2100
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
9850
2100
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
50
W
65
WNW
40
W
40
WNW
25
SW
45
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
25
WSW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
W
15
SW
30
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-21
-21
-23
-27
-29
-31
-30
-27
-22
-21
-23
-23
-22
-22
-23
-24
-25
-28
min °C
-21
-22
-27
-28
-30
-32
-31
-29
-26
-22
-23
-24
-22
-22
-24
-24
-26
-28
 chill °C
-37
-38
-44
-41
-46
-50
-48
-46
-41
-34
-35
-34
-30
-33
-32
-32
-35
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-26-30-32-34-36-34-33-29-27-28-28-27-27-28-28-30-32-21-22-25-28-30-32-31-28-24-22-23-24-22-22-24-24-26-28-18-18-20-22-25-27-28-26-21-18-19-20-19-19-19-19-22-26
Sunrise
2:24
2:16
2:10
2:02
1:55
1:49
Sunset
1:10
1:17
1:22
1:29
1:36
1:41

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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 -21°C on Wed morning, min -32°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat morning, min -28°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, near gales from the SW by Mon 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
hy2c243E68S
1019 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 302).
- km
hy2c241E68S
1022 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 302).
- km
hy2c242E68S
1033 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 302).
- km
hy2c248E68S
1036 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NW
(27 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c240E68S
1037 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 300).
- km
hy2c245E68S
1038 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 298).
- km
hy2c244E67S
1045 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 300).
- km
hy2c247E68S
1046 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 300).
- km
hy2c242E67S
1050 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 298).
- km
hy2c238E67S
1053 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 302).
- 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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