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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue morning, min -26°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue morning, light winds from the N by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri morning, min -32°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the S by Sat night).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
km/h
20
NNE
30
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NW
15
W
10
WNW
5
S
5
SSE
15
SSE
40
S
45
S
45
S
30
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
2
4
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-25
-24
-24
-25
-24
-24
-24
-25
-26
-27
-28
-28
-28
-29
-31
-32
-30
min °C
-25
-25
-24
-24
-25
-25
-24
-24
-26
-26
-28
-28
-28
-29
-31
-31
-32
-32
 chill °C
-40
-39
-38
-36
-37
-38
-34
-33
-38
-37
-34
-35
-35
-42
-50
-50
-51
-50
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-29-29-29-29-28-28-30-31-32-32-32-33-34-35-35-35-25-25-24-24-25-25-24-24-26-26-28-28-28-29-30-31-32-31-19-20-19-19-20-20-18-19-20-21-23-25-24-27-28-27-29-28
Sunrise
10:44
—
—
10:30
—
—
10:17
—
—
10:01
—
—
9:44
—
—
9:19
—
—
Sunset
—
6:23
—
—
6:36
—
—
6:50
—
—
7:05
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—
7:22
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—
7:47
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue morning, min -26°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue morning, light winds from the N by Thu afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri morning, min -32°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the S by Sat 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
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB300E69S
2020 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the W
(38 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATB301E69S
2021 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATC300E69S
2029 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC300E68S
2038 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATC301E69S
2038 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC301E68S
2056 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATB300E68S
2063 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB295E64S
2355 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SW
(25 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB295E63S
2467 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 264).
- 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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