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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue morning, min -36°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, strong winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri morning, min -26°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2000
2050
2050
2050
2700
2050
2000
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
km/h
25
WSW
10
NW
25
WNW
25
W
35
W
30
N
45
N
25
WNW
45
SSW
40
NW
80
N
65
N
80
NNW
70
N
45
NNE
75
N
75
NNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
2
5
1
1
1
5
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-35
-34
-34
-34
-28
-29
-27
-28
-23
-21
-23
-25
-25
-21
-22
-23
-21
min °C
-36
-36
-34
-35
-35
-30
-27
-29
-27
-22
-24
-26
-26
-24
-23
-25
-26
 chill °C
-50
-46
-49
-51
-52
-47
-44
-46
-44
-37
-44
-46
-47
-44
-39
-46
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-40-38-39-35-33-32-32-29-26-27-30-31-28-28-29-28-36-35-34-35-32-30-27-29-25-22-24-26-26-23-23-24-24-31-31-30-32-29-26-24-24-21-18-21-21-21-18-17-18-17
Sunrise
—
—
1:07
—
—
1:00
—
—
12:53
—
—
12:46
—
—
12:39
—
—
Sunset
2:12
—
—
3:19
—
2:26
—
—
2:33
—
—
2:38
—
—
2:45
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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 -23°C on Tue morning, min -36°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, strong winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri morning, min -26°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

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
ASCATC236E68S
1060 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the NW
(63 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATC234E68S
1067 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the NW
(61 kph at 313).
- km
ASCATC235E68S
1068 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the NW
(62 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATC233E68S
1077 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the NW
(61 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATB233E68S
1084 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NW
(60 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATC232E68S
1090 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the NW
(61 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATC231E68S
1091 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the NW
(64 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATB232E68S
1096 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NW
(59 kph at 321).
- km
ASCATB231E68S
1096 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NW
(59 kph at 323).
- km
ASCATB253E68S
1099 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 295).
- 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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