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

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Sat 12 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun morning, min -34°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon night, moderate winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed morning, min -36°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed morning, moderate winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
cloudy
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2100
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2000
2050
km/h
50
W
70
WNW
80
WNW
85
NW
95
NW
75
NW
115
NW
55
WSW
35
SSW
35
WSW
60
W
65
WNW
50
WSW
30
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
2
1
4
1
1
 mm
max °C
-18
-17
-17
-18
-19
-19
-21
-34
-33
-30
-28
-29
-28
-28
-31
-31
min °C
-22
-19
-18
-19
-20
-20
-32
-34
-34
-32
-29
-30
-30
-30
-31
-33
 chill °C
-37
-36
-36
-37
-39
-38
-54
-55
-52
-48
-49
-49
-48
-44
-47
-52
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
2:45
2:38
2:31
2:24
2:16
Sunset
12:51
12:57
1:03
1:10
1:17

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun morning, min -34°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon night, moderate winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed morning, min -36°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed morning, moderate winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

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
1494 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 310).
2.4 km
High: few
1612 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
light snow
Light snow.
59
Near gales from the S
(59 kph at 170).
2.3 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
ASCATB203E65S
1933 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the N
(38 kph at 359).
- km
ASCATB202E65S
1957 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATB205E64S
1966 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNW
(36 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATB201E65S
1982 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 353).
- km
ASCATC205E64S
1993 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 4).
- km
ASCATB204E64S
2014 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATC204E64S
2016 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 355).
- 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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