Mount Frakes weather
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Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri night, min -29°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Fri morning, strong winds from the N by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon morning, min -29°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NE on Tue morning, moderate winds from the NE by Tue night).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
km/h
80
N
80
NNW
90
NNW
80
NNW
55
N
60
NNE
70
NNE
60
NNW
45
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
75
NNE
70
NE
80
NE
75
NNE
30
N
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Snowflake cm
10
6
7
7
—
4
10
2
2
1
2
4
9
9
4
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-23
-23
-22
-22
-24
-26
-28
-28
-25
-24
-24
-24
-24
-27
-27
min °C
-25
-24
-23
-23
-22
-25
-29
-28
-29
-27
-24
-25
-25
-25
-29
-29
 chill °C
-45
-44
-43
-42
-39
-44
-46
-48
-47
-44
-39
-45
-44
-46
-48
-46
Freezing level m
0
200
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-24-23-23-22-25-28-28-29-26-24-25-25-25-28-28-20-19-19-18-18-20-23-24-24-22-20-21-20-20-23-24-15-12-12-12-13-15-17-19-18-17-14-14-14-13-17-20
Sunrise
—
1:28
—
—
1:21
—
—
1:13
—
—
1:06
—
—
12:58
—
—
Sunset
—
3:56
—
—
—
4:02
—
—
4:08
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—
4:15
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—
4:22
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri night, min -29°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Fri morning, strong winds from the N by Sat night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon morning, min -29°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NE on Tue morning, moderate winds from the NE by Tue night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Frakes at the specific elevation of 3675 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
hy2b244E69S
867 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 8).
- km
hy2b245E69S
867 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 5).
- km
ASCATB243E69S
868 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNE
(44 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATB241E69S
869 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNE
(42 kph at 19).
- km
hy2b243E69S
876 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNE
(43 kph at 12).
- km
ASCATB242E69S
881 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNE
(44 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATB244E69S
884 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNE
(44 kph at 13).
- km
ASCATB240E69S
886 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNE
(41 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATB238E69S
887 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNE
(36 kph at 22).
- km
hy2b242E69S
890 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNE
(44 kph at 12).
- 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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