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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri night, min -30°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon morning, min -25°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the NE by Sat night).

Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
km/h
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
55
NNE
75
NE
75
NNE
65
NNE
60
NNE
50
NE
40
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7
8
9
20
7
5
10
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-30
-29
-29
-28
-27
-27
-27
-26
-26
-24
-22
-20
-21
-20
-19
-21
-22
min °C
-30
-29
-29
-28
-28
-27
-27
-27
-26
-25
-24
-22
-21
-20
-20
-21
-22
 chill °C
-41
-39
-39
-40
-40
-40
-39
-38
-38
-37
-40
-41
-39
-37
-36
-37
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-33-33-33-32-32-32-31-30-28-26-24-24-24-24-24-26-30-29-29-28-28-27-27-27-26-25-23-21-21-20-20-21-22-25-24-23-23-22-22-23-22-20-21-20-17-16-14-14-15-16
Sunrise
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
—
—
12:00
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—
12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri night, min -30°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon morning, min -25°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the NE 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
ASCATB253E70S
877 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB254E70S
882 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATB256E70S
910 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATB247E69S
933 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATB257E70S
933 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WSW
(23 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATB248E69S
935 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATB258E70S
938 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 255).
- km
ASCATB249E69S
948 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATB250E69S
952 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATB251E69S
961 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WSW
(25 kph at 246).
- 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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