Mount Frakes weather
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Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue night, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Tue morning, gales from the N by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun afternoon, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, near gales from the NNE by Sun night).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
7350
7900
5200
2050
km/h
25
NE
35
NNE
45
NNE
55
NNE
50
N
55
NNE
50
NE
55
NE
55
NE
45
ENE
45
E
40
ENE
30
NE
15
NNE
10
W
20
W
25
NNW
35
NNE
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
2
5
5
3
—
4
6
5
2
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-26
-24
-24
-25
-25
-25
-25
-26
-29
-29
-28
-29
-29
-27
-25
-24
-24
min °C
-28
-26
-26
-25
-26
-26
-25
-26
-29
-29
-29
-28
-29
-29
-28
-26
-24
-27
 chill °C
-42
-41
-43
-42
-45
-45
-42
-44
-48
-47
-47
-45
-44
-40
-37
-38
-36
-45
Freezing level m
0
0
0
100
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-26-25-25-26-26-25-26-28-29-29-28-29-29-28-26-24-26-24-22-21-20-21-22-20-21-24-26-25-25-25-25-23-21-21-22-20-17-15-13-14-16-14-15-18-19-19-19-19-20-19-17-17-18
Sunrise
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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—
12:00
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue night, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Tue morning, gales from the N by Wed night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun afternoon, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, near gales from the NNE by Sun 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
ASCATB282E70S
1485 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 303).
- km
ASCATB283E70S
1494 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB282E69S
1573 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NW
(18 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATB283E69S
1599 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATB284E69S
1616 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the WNW
(18 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATB285E69S
1644 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATB282E68S
1648 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NNW
(23 kph at 341).
- km
ASCATB286E69S
1671 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB283E68S
1688 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NNW
(21 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATB284E68S
1713 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NW
(21 kph at 314).
- 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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