Mount Frakes weather
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Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun night, min -40°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat morning, gales from the W by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue night, min -33°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, stormy winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
3750
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
km/h
55
N
20
WNW
35
W
30
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
60
WNW
60
NNW
65
NNW
35
WSW
45
WSW
50
WNW
95
NNW
90
N
75
NW
80
NNW
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Snowflake cm
4
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
1
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-35
-38
-39
-39
-38
-39
-31
-31
-31
-31
-26
-25
-24
-30
-28
-25
min °C
-38
-38
-39
-39
-40
-40
-37
-33
-32
-33
-28
-25
-29
-30
-30
-27
 chill °C
-56
-54
-58
-57
-59
-59
-61
-55
-53
-52
-46
-42
-52
-53
-52
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-38-39-39-39-40-34-32-32-32-27-25-27-30-29-26-33-35-35-35-35-37-31-29-27-27-22-21-23-26-24-21-29-30-31-31-30-33-28-25-24-23-18-17-19-20-21-18
Sunrise
—
1:14
—
—
1:07
—
—
1:00
—
—
12:53
—
—
12:46
—
—
Sunset
—
2:12
—
—
—
3:19
—
2:26
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—
2:33
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2:38
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun night, min -40°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat morning, gales from the W by Sun night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue night, min -33°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, stormy winds from the NNW by Tue 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
ASCATB238E68S
982 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB239E68S
984 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB240E68S
996 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB237E68S
1008 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATB236E68S
1009 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATB251E68S
1010 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NW
(58 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATC251E68S
1014 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NW
(59 kph at 317).
- km
ASCATC252E68S
1026 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NW
(59 kph at 311).
- km
ASCATB252E68S
1027 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NW
(59 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATB240E67S
1042 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 249).
- 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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