Mount Frakes weather
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Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the NNE by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -34°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2050
4250
2200
2000
2000
2000
2000
km/h
55
NNE
70
NNE
90
NE
60
NNE
50
N
40
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
30
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
7
4
6
5
—
—
4
2
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-24
-25
-27
-29
-26
-25
-26
-27
-28
-31
-31
-31
-32
-32
-32
min °C
-25
-25
-26
-29
-29
-28
-26
-27
-28
-30
-31
-31
-32
-32
-32
-32
 chill °C
-44
-45
-48
-49
-47
-45
-39
-41
-41
-45
-49
-49
-47
-45
-44
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-25-26-28-29-27-26-27-28-29-31-31-32-32-32-32-20-21-21-24-25-23-21-22-23-24-26-26-27-27-27-27-14-14-14-17-20-19-16-16-17-18-20-21-22-21-22-22
Sunrise
—
1:06
—
—
12:58
—
—
12:51
—
—
12:43
—
—
12:35
—
—
Sunset
—
—
4:15
—
—
4:22
—
—
4:30
—
—
4:37
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—
4:45
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the NNE by Tue night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -34°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

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
ASCATB272E67S
1453 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNE
(50 kph at 14).
- km
Amundsen-Scott Airport
1494 km S
507m alt.
2 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 300).
1.6 km
ASCATB277E66S
1729 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNE
(45 kph at 30).
- km
Williams Field
1729 km SSW
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the N.(Wind varies from 330 to 100 degs)
(28 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB277E65S
1732 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNE
(42 kph at 28).
- km
ASCATB278E66S
1738 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNE
(46 kph at 31).
- km
ASCATB278E65S
1753 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNE
(38 kph at 27).
- km
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
Mist
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
1876 km E
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
Mist
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: few
BaseBelgranoII
1880 km SE
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
-
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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