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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon night, min -25°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the E by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu morning, min -26°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Fri night).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2100
2000
2050
2050
2000
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
km/h
5
E
25
ENE
40
E
35
E
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
ESE
10
ENE
15
N
20
NNE
25
NE
30
ENE
45
E
35
E
25
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
4
6
5
6
4
3
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-23
-19
-20
-22
-22
-23
-23
-22
-23
-24
-23
-23
-23
-24
-24
-25
-24
min °C
-25
-24
-21
-21
-22
-24
-23
-24
-24
-25
-25
-24
-24
-24
-25
-25
-26
-25
 chill °C
-30
-36
-34
-35
-36
-38
-38
-39
-39
-35
-34
-33
-36
-36
-39
-40
-41
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-28-25-25-28-29-29-28-28-28-29-28-27-27-28-29-30-30-25-24-20-21-22-23-23-24-23-24-25-24-24-24-25-25-26-25-22-22-19-14-15-16-16-17-18-19-21-20-19-21-21-19-20-19
Sunrise
12:11
—
—
11:53
—
—
11:45
—
—
11:36
—
—
11:25
—
—
11:16
—
—
Sunset
—
5:08
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:34
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:52
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon night, min -25°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the E by Mon night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu morning, min -26°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Fri 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
ASCATB251E70S
800 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the E
(42 kph at 86).
- km
ASCATC244E70S
804 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 171).
- km
ASCATB248E70S
804 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 100).
- km
ASCATC250E70S
805 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 86).
- km
ASCATC249E70S
806 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 95).
- km
ASCATC251E70S
807 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 81).
- km
ASCATC245E70S
811 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SSE
(48 kph at 154).
- km
ASCATC252E70S
812 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the ENE
(40 kph at 74).
- km
ASCATB253E70S
812 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ENE
(42 kph at 74).
- km
ASCATC254E70S
814 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the ENE
(40 kph at 69).
- 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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