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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu night, min -26°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the NNW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri night, min -23°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Fri night, moderate winds from the N by Sun night).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4550
2000
2050
2050
2050
4650
2050
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
km/h
30
NNW
55
N
85
NNW
85
NNW
45
NNW
45
NW
75
N
65
N
65
N
70
N
70
NNW
30
NNE
50
NNE
60
NNE
60
NNE
55
N
25
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
4
2
3
4
—
—
4
6
6
8
2
5
15
6
2
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-23
-25
-24
-23
-22
-20
-20
-19
-19
-19
-18
-21
-21
-20
-20
-23
-20
min °C
-24
-26
-25
-23
-24
-21
-20
-20
-19
-19
-19
-23
-23
-22
-21
-23
-22
 chill °C
-40
-45
-46
-43
-41
-36
-38
-37
-36
-36
-37
-39
-40
-39
-38
-40
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-30-29-28-29-26-25-25-24-24-24-26-26-25-26-28-26-24-26-25-23-23-21-20-20-19-19-19-22-22-21-21-23-21-20-22-19-17-17-16-17-16-14-13-13-16-16-14-14-18-16
Sunrise
—
—
1:43
—
—
1:35
—
—
1:28
—
—
1:21
—
—
1:13
—
—
Sunset
3:36
—
3:42
—
—
3:48
—
—
3:56
—
—
—
4:02
—
—
4:08
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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 morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu night, min -26°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the NNW by Wed morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri night, min -23°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Fri night, moderate winds from the N by Sun 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
ASCATC242E69S
918 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the N
(59 kph at 357).
- km
ASCATC244E69S
921 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the N
(57 kph at 355).
- km
ASCATC241E69S
925 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the N
(58 kph at 355).
- km
ASCATC243E69S
926 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the N
(58 kph at 359).
- km
ASCATB246E69S
926 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the N
(55 kph at 349).
- km
ASCATB245E69S
927 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the N
(56 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATC246E69S
928 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the N
(53 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATC245E69S
930 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the N
(55 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATB247E69S
933 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the N
(54 kph at 356).
- km
ASCATC247E69S
936 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the N
(51 kph at 358).
- 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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