Mount Frakes weather
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Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon morning, min -30°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sun morning, moderate winds from the NNE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri night, min -30°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the NE by Fri night).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2100
2000
km/h
50
NNE
45
NNE
40
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NNE
30
N
45
NE
40
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
35
N
35
NNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
35
N
65
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
2
6
3
3
3
1
3
6
2
2
5
—
—
—
—
1
12
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-29
-29
-29
-28
-28
-29
-29
-28
-28
-29
-28
-28
-29
-30
-27
-24
-23
-22
min °C
-30
-29
-30
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-30
-30
-29
-29
-29
-30
-30
-26
-23
-23
 chill °C
-49
-47
-48
-43
-43
-42
-44
-47
-47
-45
-44
-46
-45
-45
-47
-42
-37
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-29-30-29-29-29-29-29-29-30-29-29-29-30-29-25-23-23-25-25-25-24-23-24-24-25-25-25-23-24-25-25-24-21-20-20-18-18-19-17-17-19-19-19-19-19-17-18-19-21-20-17-17-15
Sunrise
11:06
—
—
10:54
—
—
10:44
—
—
10:30
—
—
10:17
—
—
10:01
—
—
Sunset
—
6:02
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:23
—
—
6:36
—
—
6:50
—
—
7:05
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

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

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri night, min -30°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the NE by Fri 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
ASCATB261E71S
907 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NNE
(47 kph at 16).
- km
ASCATB262E71S
930 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNE
(48 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATB263E71S
946 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNE
(49 kph at 23).
- km
ASCATB264E71S
970 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNE
(53 kph at 22).
- km
ASCATC264E71S
973 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNE
(51 kph at 21).
- km
ASCATB260E70S
993 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNE
(44 kph at 28).
- km
ASCATB265E71S
996 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNE
(54 kph at 22).
- km
ASCATC265E71S
998 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNE
(54 kph at 22).
- km
ASCATB261E70S
1004 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNE
(45 kph at 24).
- km
ASCATC266E71S
1014 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NNE
(57 kph at 26).
- 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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