Mount Frakes weather
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Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu night, min -30°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Fri night, min -31°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, near gales from the ENE by Mon morning).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2000
2000
2000
2050
2000
2000
km/h
35
NNE
40
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
NW
20
NNE
40
NNE
45
NE
50
ENE
50
ENE
50
NE
45
NE
35
ENE
60
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
7
4
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
4
2
3
11
3
3
8
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-28
-30
-30
-27
-27
-27
-25
-25
-26
-27
-29
-29
-28
-29
-29
-28
min °C
-29
-30
-30
-29
-27
-28
-27
-26
-26
-28
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-31
 chill °C
-45
-48
-47
-45
-39
-34
-34
-41
-42
-45
-48
-47
-48
-47
-46
-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
—
11:45
—
—
11:36
—
—
11:25
—
—
11:16
—
—
11:06
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:34
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:52
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—
6:02
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu night, min -30°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Fri afternoon).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Fri night, min -31°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, near gales from the ENE by Mon 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
hy2b254E70S
806 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 5).
- km
hy2b255E70S
827 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 8).
- km
hy2b256E70S
865 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 8).
- km
hy2b257E70S
906 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the N
(38 kph at 5).
- km
hy2b261E70S
913 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 10).
- km
hy2b259E70S
921 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNE
(36 kph at 18).
- km
hy2b258E70S
947 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 18).
- km
hy2b258E69S
963 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NNE
(34 kph at 20).
- km
hy2b260E70S
965 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(32 kph at 12).
- km
hy2b262E70S
989 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNE
(27 kph at 22).
- 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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