Mount Frakes weather
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Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri night, min -31°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Fri night, moderate winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed morning, min -29°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
km/h
50
NE
45
ENE
40
ENE
50
NE
50
NNE
45
NE
45
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
15
NNE
25
NNW
25
N
30
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
20
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
4
3
10
3
4
6
2
—
—
1
—
—
—
1
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-28
-29
-29
min °C
-28
-28
-28
-29
-29
-29
-31
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
 chill °C
-46
-46
-45
-47
-48
-47
-50
-44
-43
-41
-43
-43
-45
-45
-45
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-28-29-29-29-30-29-29-29-29-29-29-29-29-29-24-24-23-24-24-24-26-24-23-24-25-25-25-24-24-24-18-18-16-17-17-18-19-18-18-19-19-21-21-20-19-19
Sunrise
—
11:16
—
—
11:06
—
—
10:54
—
—
10:44
—
—
10:30
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:52
—
—
6:02
—
—
6:13
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—
6:23
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—
6:36
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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 night. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri night, min -31°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Fri night, moderate winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed morning, min -29°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
ASCATC250E71S
740 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NE
(44 kph at 47).
- km
ASCATC251E71S
741 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NE
(42 kph at 48).
- km
ASCATC250E70S
748 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NE
(44 kph at 46).
- km
ASCATC251E70S
749 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NE
(43 kph at 46).
- km
ASCATC252E71S
751 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NE
(40 kph at 48).
- km
ASCATC253E71S
766 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NE
(38 kph at 45).
- km
ASCATC252E70S
769 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NE
(41 kph at 44).
- km
ASCATC253E70S
774 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NE
(39 kph at 46).
- km
ASCATC254E71S
779 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(33 kph at 44).
- km
ASCATC254E70S
796 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(33 kph at 43).
- 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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