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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat afternoon, min -29°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun night, min -24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NE on Sun morning, moderate winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
km/h
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
50
NNE
75
NE
60
NNE
60
NNE
50
NNE
55
NE
45
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
8
12
21
7
8
9
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-29
-29
-28
-27
-27
-27
-26
-26
-25
-22
-22
-22
-20
-20
-22
-22
min °C
-29
-29
-28
-28
-27
-27
-27
-26
-26
-24
-23
-22
-21
-20
-22
-23
 chill °C
-39
-39
-39
-39
-39
-40
-38
-36
-37
-39
-41
-39
-38
-36
-39
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat afternoon, min -29°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun night, min -24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NE on Sun morning, moderate winds from the NE by Tue 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
ASCATB250E69S
873 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATB253E70S
878 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATB251E69S
879 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATB254E70S
881 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SW
(21 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATB254E69S
897 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATB253E69S
898 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SW
(18 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB252E69S
902 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SW
(23 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATB247E69S
925 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SSW
(23 kph at 202).
- km
ASCATB255E69S
925 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
10
Light winds from the WSW
(10 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATB248E69S
928 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SSE
(18 kph at 151).
- 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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