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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat night, min -28°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, near gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -27°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2500
2250
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2100
km/h
35
WNW
25
WSW
15
WSW
45
NW
45
NW
30
WSW
30
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
65
WNW
80
WNW
70
WNW
75
NW
90
NW
115
NW
100
W
35
WSW
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-27
-27
-24
-24
-25
-21
-21
-22
-17
-14
-13
-13
-13
-13
-14
-23
-26
-26
min °C
-27
-28
-26
-25
-27
-25
-22
-23
-20
-15
-14
-14
-14
-14
-22
-23
-26
-27
 chill °C
-43
-42
-39
-42
-44
-39
-37
-37
-32
-30
-30
-29
-29
-30
-43
-44
-41
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
3:05
2:59
2:51
2:45
2:38
2:31
Sunset
12:32
12:37
12:45
12:51
12:57
1:03

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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 -17°C on Sat night, min -28°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, near gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -27°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Tue 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
1494 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-34°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
ASCATB216E60S
2082 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SSW
(18 kph at 209).
- km
ASCATB215E60S
2098 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 188).
- km
ASCATB214E60S
2164 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 3).
- km
ASCATB213E60S
2181 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB216E59S
2187 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the S
(23 kph at 177).
- km
ASCATB215E59S
2208 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SW
(21 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATB214E59S
2224 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATB213E59S
2230 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the SW
(12 kph at 216).
- 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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