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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon night, min -31°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the NE by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -31°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, near gales from the E by Fri afternoon).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
km/h
20
S
0
S
20
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
45
NE
45
NE
35
NE
40
NE
10
NNE
15
N
30
NNE
40
NE
50
E
40
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
4
4
4
7
4
3
3
—
—
—
2
4
5
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-30
-28
-27
-23
-25
-27
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
min °C
-31
-29
-28
-26
-25
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-29
-28
-29
-29
 chill °C
-46
-29
-41
-40
-41
-44
-46
-46
-44
-45
-36
-39
-42
-45
-48
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-29-28-25-25-28-28-28-28-28-28-28-29-28-29-29-27-25-23-20-20-22-23-23-23-24-24-24-25-24-25-24-25-22-22-19-14-15-16-16-16-18-19-20-21-19-18-17
Sunrise
—
12:11
—
—
11:53
—
—
11:45
—
—
11:36
—
—
11:25
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:08
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:34
—
—
5:43
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon night, min -31°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the NE by Tue night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -31°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, near gales from the E by Fri afternoon).

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
hy2b245E70S
817 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SE
(54 kph at 140).
- km
hy2b249E70S
833 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 62).
- km
hy2b250E70S
836 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 52).
- km
hy2b244E69S
840 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SE
(56 kph at 142).
- km
hy2b254E70S
841 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NE
(32 kph at 35).
- km
hy2b251E70S
846 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NE
(29 kph at 48).
- km
hy2b246E69S
848 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SE
(51 kph at 135).
- km
hy2b252E70S
849 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NE
(29 kph at 45).
- km
hy2b253E70S
866 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 40).
- km
hy2b249E69S
868 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the ENE
(27 kph at 68).
- 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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