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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -30°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the N by Tue night).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
4400
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
5150
2000
2000
2000
2050
km/h
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
N
15
NNE
20
ENE
25
ESE
5
SE
10
WSW
25
WSW
20
WNW
15
NNW
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
NNE
50
N
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
2
5
8
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-25
-25
-26
-25
-24
-24
-28
-29
-28
-25
-23
-24
-22
-20
-20
min °C
-25
-25
-25
-26
-25
-24
-27
-28
-29
-30
-26
-24
-25
-25
-20
-24
 chill °C
-36
-36
-35
-37
-34
-35
-41
-34
-38
-42
-39
-34
-42
-40
-34
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-30-30-30-29-27-29-31-33-33-30-28-28-27-24-27-25-25-25-26-25-24-26-28-29-29-26-24-25-24-20-22-22-20-22-23-22-22-21-22-25-25-20-21-22-18-13-15
Sunrise
—
10:01
—
—
9:44
—
—
9:19
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:22
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—
7:47
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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 -24°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -30°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the N 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
ASCATC251E71S
726 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATB249E71S
729 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the N
(12 kph at 353).
- km
ASCATC249E71S
731 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATC250E71S
731 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the WNW
(18 kph at 299).
- km
hy2c250E71S
737 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATC249E70S
738 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATB250E70S
740 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the NW
(12 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATB250E71S
740 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATB249E70S
741 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 324).
- km
hy2c249E70S
741 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 252).
- 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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