Mount Frakes weather
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Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -39°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Fri afternoon, min -38°C on Sat morning). Mainly severe gales.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2800
2000
4700
2100
2050
2050
2050
2050
4800
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
50
WSW
50
WSW
100
WNW
65
W
65
W
55
WSW
45
WSW
35
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
15
SSW
30
NNE
35
ENE
40
E
5
SE
80
WNW
65
NW
75
NW
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Snowflake cm
1
3
 mm
max °C
-25
-20
-21
-30
-32
-33
-37
-38
-38
-35
-33
-33
-37
-37
-33
-33
-33
-35
min °C
-25
-23
-28
-32
-34
-37
-38
-39
-39
-36
-34
-36
-38
-38
-36
-34
-33
-38
 chill °C
-42
-40
-49
-56
-57
-59
-58
-58
-57
-55
-47
-55
-58
-58
-52
-58
-55
-61
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-22-25-31-33-35-38-39-39-36-34-35-38-38-35-34-33-37-21-18-21-26-28-32-34-36-35-31-29-30-33-33-31-30-29-33-17-14-16-20-22-27-31-33-32-28-26-26-29-28-27-25-24-28
Sunrise
1:42
1:35
1:28
1:21
1:14
1:07
Sunset
1:48
1:53
2:00
2:07
2:12
3:19

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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -39°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Fri afternoon, min -38°C on Sat morning). Mainly severe gales.

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
ASCATC204E67S
1664 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the NNW
(63 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATC203E67S
1688 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the NNW
(63 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATC202E67S
1720 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the N
(60 kph at 350).
- km
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (63 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC204E66S
1731 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the NNW
(62 kph at 345).
- km
ASCATC203E66S
1752 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the NNW
(61 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATC201E67S
1754 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NNW
(60 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATB201E67S
1759 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the NNW
(61 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATC202E66S
1776 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the N
(61 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATB200E67S
1791 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the NNW
(68 kph at 345).
- 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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