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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue afternoon, min -36°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, gales from the N by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri morning, min -28°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2000
2050
2000
2000
2050
2100
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
25
WNW
25
WSW
35
W
20
N
25
N
20
NW
50
SW
20
NW
65
N
65
NNW
75
NNW
70
N
75
NNW
60
N
65
N
65
N
70
N
45
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
2
2
1
3
—
1
15
6
3
5
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-35
-36
-28
-29
-29
-29
-27
-24
-24
-26
-24
-24
-20
-20
-19
-18
-18
-18
min °C
-35
-36
-35
-31
-30
-31
-29
-25
-26
-28
-24
-25
-21
-20
-20
-19
-18
-18
 chill °C
-50
-52
-52
-47
-45
-44
-47
-36
-45
-48
-43
-44
-39
-37
-37
-36
-34
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-40-36-34-33-34-32-28-30-32-30-30-26-25-25-24-23-23-35-36-32-30-30-30-28-25-25-27-24-25-21-20-20-19-18-18-30-32-28-26-26-26-25-21-22-22-19-19-16-16-14-12-13-13
Sunrise
3:03
—
—
1:57
—
—
1:50
—
—
1:43
—
—
1:35
—
—
1:28
—
—
Sunset
—
4:22
—
3:29
—
—
3:36
—
—
3:42
—
—
3:48
—
—
3:56
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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 -24°C on Tue afternoon, min -36°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, gales from the N by Tue night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri morning, min -28°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNE 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
hy2c247E69S
922 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 290).
- km
hy2c245E69S
926 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 288).
- km
hy2c246E69S
928 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 288).
- km
hy2c248E69S
934 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 290).
- km
hy2c249E69S
940 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 290).
- km
hy2c245E68S
974 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 295).
- km
hy2c244E68S
975 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WNW
(45 kph at 295).
- km
hy2c247E68S
976 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 292).
- km
hy2c243E68S
977 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 292).
- km
hy2c248E68S
981 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 292).
- 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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