Mount Frakes weather
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Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu afternoon, min -30°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, severe gales from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu night, min -24°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Thu night, moderate winds from the E by Sat night).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
4500
2000
2050
2050
2050
7450
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2000
km/h
20
W
45
SW
30
NNW
60
N
70
NNW
85
NNW
55
NNW
60
NW
70
NNW
60
N
70
N
70
N
65
NNE
60
NNE
60
NNE
55
NE
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
5
2
3
6
—
—
3
4
6
11
5
5
12
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-30
-24
-23
-25
-25
-24
-23
-21
-20
-18
-18
-18
-18
-22
-21
-20
min °C
-30
-27
-24
-27
-26
-24
-25
-22
-21
-20
-18
-18
-21
-23
-22
-23
 chill °C
-43
-44
-40
-46
-46
-44
-43
-39
-39
-37
-34
-34
-38
-41
-39
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-30-28-30-30-29-29-27-25-24-23-23-25-27-27-26-30-26-24-26-26-24-24-22-21-19-18-18-20-23-22-22-26-22-20-23-20-18-18-17-17-15-13-13-14-16-15-15
Sunrise
—
1:50
—
—
1:43
—
—
1:35
—
—
1:28
—
—
1:21
—
—
Sunset
—
3:36
—
—
3:42
—
—
3:48
—
—
3:56
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—
—
4:02
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu afternoon, min -30°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, severe gales from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu night, min -24°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Thu night, moderate winds from the E 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
ASCATB250E68S
978 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WSW
(21 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATB251E68S
989 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATB252E68S
1000 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATB253E68S
1001 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATB254E68S
1002 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WSW
(29 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATB255E68S
1018 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB256E68S
1046 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATB257E68S
1077 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATB252E67S
1087 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATB251E67S
1088 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 254).
- 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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