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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat afternoon, min -26°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sat morning, light winds from the NE by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu night, min -25°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Tue night, light winds from the N by Wed night).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
km/h
45
E
35
E
45
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
20
NNE
30
NNW
35
NNE
45
ENE
30
NE
25
N
15
N
30
NNW
25
NW
15
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
4
10
3
3
6
2
—
1
—
1
7
1
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-22
-23
-24
-25
-25
-23
-23
-23
-25
-24
-24
-24
-22
-22
-22
-21
-20
min °C
-24
-23
-24
-25
-25
-26
-24
-23
-24
-25
-25
-24
-24
-23
-22
-22
-22
-20
 chill °C
-40
-38
-40
-40
-41
-42
-37
-33
-36
-40
-40
-40
-37
-35
-32
-35
-34
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-28-29-29-29-30-29-28-29-29-29-28-28-28-27-27-27-26-24-23-24-25-25-26-24-23-24-25-25-24-24-23-22-22-22-20-18-16-17-18-18-19-18-18-19-19-20-19-17-17-17-16-17-17
Sunrise
11:16
—
—
11:06
—
—
10:54
—
—
10:44
—
—
10:30
—
—
10:17
—
—
Sunset
—
5:52
—
—
6:02
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:23
—
—
6:36
—
—
6:50
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat afternoon, min -26°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sat morning, light winds from the NE by Mon afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu night, min -25°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Tue night, light winds from the N by Wed 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
hy2c223E64S
1639 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the ESE
(16 kph at 112).
- km
hy2c223E63S
1664 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 128).
- km
hy2c222E63S
1675 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 105).
- km
hy2c221E63S
1703 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the ENE
(25 kph at 70).
- km
hy2c224E63S
1719 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the SSE
(16 kph at 148).
- km
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
hy2c224E62S
1750 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SSE
(21 kph at 160).
- km
hy2c223E62S
1760 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 152).
- km
hy2c220E63S
1769 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 272).
- km
hy2c222E62S
1772 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 95).
- 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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