Mount Frakes weather
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Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu morning, min -30°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, stormy winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu afternoon, min -22°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Thu night, moderate winds from the NE by Sat night).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2050
2050
4550
2000
2000
2050
2050
6700
2350
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2000
2000
km/h
20
NNE
15
WNW
45
WSW
30
NNW
60
N
65
NNW
80
NNW
65
NNW
60
NW
75
NNW
70
N
60
N
70
N
70
N
60
N
40
NNE
35
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
4
2
3
4
—
—
4
3
5
9
5
2
8
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-29
-29
-24
-22
-25
-25
-23
-22
-21
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-21
-20
-21
min °C
-30
-30
-27
-24
-26
-26
-24
-26
-21
-21
-20
-19
-19
-21
-21
-20
-22
 chill °C
-42
-41
-44
-40
-45
-45
-44
-43
-38
-39
-37
-35
-36
-38
-38
-34
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-30-28-30-30-29-29-27-25-24-24-24-24-25-25-26-30-30-26-23-26-26-24-24-21-20-20-19-19-20-21-20-22-26-26-22-20-23-20-17-18-18-17-16-14-13-14-14-15-16
Sunrise
—
—
1:50
—
—
1:43
—
—
1:35
—
—
1:28
—
—
1:21
—
—
Sunset
3:29
—
3:36
—
—
3:42
—
—
3:48
—
—
3:56
—
—
—
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 Tue night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu morning, min -30°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, stormy winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu afternoon, min -22°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Thu night, moderate winds from the NE 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
ASCATC243E69S
917 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATC244E69S
925 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WSW
(27 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATC246E69S
928 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATC245E69S
930 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WSW
(23 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATC247E69S
936 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATC248E69S
938 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATC249E69S
952 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATC244E68S
1032 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WSW
(29 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATC242E68S
1036 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATC243E68S
1037 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WSW
(27 kph at 238).
- 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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