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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Fri afternoon, min -36°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, near gales from the N by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -30°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
cloud
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
clear
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2250
2000
2000
2050
2100
5000
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
55
N
45
N
15
WNW
25
WSW
20
NW
25
W
25
WSW
40
WNW
60
N
65
NNW
30
W
30
WSW
25
NNW
75
N
65
N
30
NW
40
N
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Snowflake cm
—
4
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
1
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-32
-34
-34
-34
-33
-35
-28
-27
-27
-28
-23
-20
-22
-25
-22
-21
min °C
-28
-34
-34
-35
-35
-34
-36
-34
-29
-29
-30
-26
-21
-25
-25
-24
-21
 chill °C
-44
-54
-47
-48
-48
-50
-54
-53
-49
-49
-47
-41
-37
-45
-44
-37
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-37-38-39-39-38-40-34-32-32-33-28-25-28-30-29-27-28-33-34-35-35-34-36-31-28-28-29-25-21-24-25-23-21-23-29-29-30-30-29-32-28-25-24-24-22-18-20-20-21-18
Sunrise
—
—
1:14
—
—
1:07
—
—
1:00
—
—
12:53
—
—
12:46
—
—
Sunset
2:07
—
2:12
—
—
—
3:19
—
2:26
—
—
2:33
—
—
2:38
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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 Fri night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Fri afternoon, min -36°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, near gales from the N by Mon morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -30°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Wed 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
ASCATB241E68S
953 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
64
Gales from the NW
(64 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATB240E68S
988 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
62
Gales from the NNW
(62 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATC243E68S
994 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the NNW
(63 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATB239E68S
1023 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
62
Gales from the NNW
(62 kph at 329).
- km
ASCATC242E68S
1026 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the NNW
(62 kph at 329).
- km
ASCATC241E68S
1034 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the NNW
(63 kph at 329).
- km
ASCATC240E68S
1034 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the NNW
(62 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATC239E68S
1037 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the NNW
(62 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATC238E68S
1041 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the NNW
(62 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATB238E68S
1042 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
63
Gales from the NNW
(63 kph at 329).
- 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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