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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Thu morning, min -33°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Mon night, min -32°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the N by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2100
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2000
km/h
40
NW
35
NNW
35
N
30
NNE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
E
0
ESE
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
N
20
NNE
25
ENE
35
N
30
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-32
-32
-32
-32
-32
-33
-33
-33
-33
-31
-31
-30
-29
-28
-25
-26
-27
-26
min °C
-32
-33
-33
-32
-33
-33
-33
-33
-33
-32
-31
-31
-30
-29
-28
-26
-27
-27
 chill °C
-50
-51
-52
-48
-47
-46
-46
-45
-43
-47
-47
-45
-41
-39
-39
-40
-43
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-33-33-32-33-33-33-33-33-32-31-31-30-29-27-26-27-27-28-28-29-28-28-29-28-28-29-28-27-27-26-24-22-22-22-21-23-25-23-21-22-23-22-23-24-23-24-24-23-24-20-16-16-15
Sunrise
12:43
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—
12:35
—
—
12:27
—
—
12:19
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—
12:11
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—
11:53
—
—
Sunset
—
4:37
—
—
4:45
—
—
4:52
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—
5:00
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—
5:08
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—
5:16
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Thu morning, min -33°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Mon night, min -32°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the N by Tue 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
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC204E66S
1759 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NE
(60 kph at 38).
- km
ASCATC203E66S
1767 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NE
(59 kph at 36).
- km
ASCATB204E66S
1775 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the NE
(62 kph at 37).
- km
ASCATB203E66S
1783 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NE
(59 kph at 38).
- km
ASCATC202E66S
1794 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNE
(51 kph at 31).
- km
ASCATB204E65S
1822 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NNE
(55 kph at 33).
- km
ASCATC204E65S
1830 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NNE
(47 kph at 26).
- km
ASCATB203E65S
1838 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNE
(46 kph at 25).
- km
ASCATB202E66S
1843 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 280).
- 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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