Mount Frakes weather
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Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu night, min -30°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu night, near gales from the NE by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun afternoon, min -32°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Sun night, moderate winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
night
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PM
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PM
night
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PM
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AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
km/h
30
NNE
20
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
35
NNE
50
NNE
55
NE
45
ENE
50
ENE
50
NE
40
NNE
35
ENE
60
ENE
40
ENE
30
ENE
25
NNE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
2
6
3
4
7
3
2
9
4
2
2
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-28
-27
-28
-26
-27
-27
-28
-29
-29
-29
-29
-28
-29
-29
-30
-29
min °C
-29
-28
-28
-28
-27
-27
-29
-30
-29
-30
-29
-28
-31
-30
-30
-30
 chill °C
-44
-40
-37
-35
-43
-45
-49
-49
-47
-49
-46
-44
-52
-46
-45
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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11:36
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11:25
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11:16
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11:06
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10:54
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Sunset
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5:34
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5:43
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5:52
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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 -26°C on Thu night, min -30°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu night, near gales from the NE by Fri night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun afternoon, min -32°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Sun night, moderate winds from the ENE by Mon 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
ASCATC250E70S
766 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SSE
(23 kph at 166).
- km
ASCATC251E70S
772 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SSW
(21 kph at 199).
- km
ASCATC254E71S
779 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATC252E70S
780 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SSW
(23 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATC249E70S
786 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATC253E70S
791 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 215).
- km
ASCATC248E70S
792 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATC254E70S
796 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SW
(29 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATC255E70S
809 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATC256E70S
824 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 223).
- 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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