Mount Frakes weather
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Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2000
2050
2000
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
70
N
70
N
70
NNW
55
N
50
NNE
60
NNE
60
NNW
25
NE
25
NNW
30
ENE
55
NE
60
NE
50
NE
30
NNW
15
SE
15
ENE
20
NNE
20
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
6
9
8
2
3
9
1
—
2
—
4
13
7
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-19
-19
-17
-17
-19
-23
-22
-22
-19
-20
-20
-21
-21
-24
-24
-25
-26
-25
min °C
-20
-19
-18
-18
-21
-24
-23
-23
-24
-20
-21
-22
-22
-24
-24
-26
-26
-25
 chill °C
-38
-36
-35
-32
-38
-42
-41
-39
-37
-32
-39
-39
-36
-38
-24
-37
-39
-37
Freezing level m
200
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-24-23-23-25-28-28-28-26-24-25-26-27-29-29-31-31-30-20-19-18-18-20-24-23-23-22-20-21-22-22-24-24-26-26-25-12-13-12-13-15-17-17-18-17-15-15-15-15-20-21-21-22-20
Sunrise
1:28
—
—
1:21
—
—
1:13
—
—
1:06
—
—
12:58
—
—
12:51
—
—
Sunset
3:56
—
—
—
4:02
—
—
4:08
—
—
4:15
—
—
4:22
—
—
4:30
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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 afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon morning, min -26°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm 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
hy2c236E69S
942 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNE
(45 kph at 32).
- km
hy2c236E68S
952 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNE
(45 kph at 30).
- km
hy2c235E68S
956 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNE
(45 kph at 32).
- km
hy2c234E68S
968 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNE
(40 kph at 32).
- km
hy2c233E68S
1002 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NE
(36 kph at 35).
- km
hy2c232E68S
1038 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the ESE
(27 kph at 120).
- km
hy2c231E68S
1046 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SE
(39 kph at 140).
- km
hy2c235E67S
1078 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNE
(43 kph at 30).
- km
hy2c234E67S
1086 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNE
(42 kph at 30).
- km
hy2c236E67S
1090 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNE
(43 kph at 30).
- 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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