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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu night, min -26°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, strong winds from the NE by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon morning, min -27°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Sun night, moderate winds from the NNE by Mon night).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
km/h
35
NNE
25
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
30
NNE
40
NE
45
NE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
35
ENE
60
ENE
50
ENE
55
NE
35
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
—
—
—
—
—
2
5
4
4
5
2
2
9
8
8
8
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-25
-24
-23
-23
-22
-23
-24
-23
-24
-24
-24
-25
-24
-23
-22
-22
-23
min °C
-26
-25
-23
-23
-23
-23
-24
-24
-25
-24
-24
-26
-24
-25
-23
-22
-25
 chill °C
-40
-38
-33
-30
-29
-36
-39
-40
-41
-39
-40
-42
-38
-43
-40
-39
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-29-28-28-27-27-28-29-29-29-29-30-28-29-29-27-29-26-25-23-23-23-23-24-24-25-24-24-26-24-24-23-22-24-20-19-18-20-21-20-20-19-18-18-17-19-18-17-15-14-18
Sunrise
—
—
11:36
—
—
11:25
—
—
11:16
—
—
11:06
—
—
10:54
—
—
Sunset
5:24
—
—
5:34
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:52
—
—
6:02
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—
6:13
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu night, min -26°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, strong winds from the NE by Fri night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon morning, min -27°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Sun night, moderate winds from the NNE by Mon 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
ASCATB252E71S
762 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 97).
- km
ASCATB253E71S
769 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 93).
- km
ASCATC253E71S
780 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 175).
- km
ASCATC254E71S
793 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the S
(29 kph at 170).
- km
ASCATC244E70S
814 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the W
(34 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB245E70S
814 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 356).
- km
ASCATC245E70S
818 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATC246E70S
821 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATB246E70S
822 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 65).
- km
ASCATC247E70S
825 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 178).
- 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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