Mount Frakes weather
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Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue afternoon, min -30°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Tue night, light winds from the NNE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat afternoon, min -29°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the NE by Sat night).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
5350
2050
2000
2000
2000
km/h
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
NNE
25
N
35
NE
40
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
ENE
10
NNE
30
WNW
50
WNW
45
NW
35
N
70
NNE
75
NE
75
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
3
1
—
2
4
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
5
5
14
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-29
-29
-29
-29
-28
-28
-29
-28
-29
-28
-28
-29
-27
-25
-23
-23
-22
-25
min °C
-29
-29
-30
-29
-28
-29
-30
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-27
-24
-23
-24
-27
 chill °C
-45
-44
-44
-43
-44
-46
-45
-43
-41
-41
-40
-42
-48
-44
-41
-42
-43
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-30-29-28-29-30-29-29-29-29-29-28-26-24-23-23-26-24-24-25-25-24-24-25-24-25-25-24-25-24-22-20-20-20-23-17-18-20-19-19-19-20-19-21-20-19-20-19-18-16-15-15-18
Sunrise
10:54
—
—
10:44
—
—
10:30
—
—
10:17
—
—
10:01
—
—
9:44
—
—
Sunset
—
6:13
—
—
6:23
—
—
6:36
—
—
6:50
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:22
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue afternoon, min -30°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Tue night, light winds from the NNE by Wed night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat afternoon, min -29°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the NE by Sat 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
ASCATC243E69S
821 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATC242E69S
837 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATC241E69S
919 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATC240E69S
921 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATC241E68S
930 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATC243E68S
932 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATC240E68S
935 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATC242E68S
936 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATC244E68S
953 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATC239E68S
970 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WNW
(29 kph at 296).
- 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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