Mount Frakes weather
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Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

Crary Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2000
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2000
2050
2000
2000
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
km/h
35
NNE
45
NNE
50
NNE
45
N
55
NNE
50
NE
50
NE
55
NE
45
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
35
ENE
25
ENE
10
NNE
15
W
30
WSW
15
NW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
5
5
2
—
1
3
4
2
2
4
2
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-25
-24
-24
-25
-26
-26
-26
-26
-29
-29
-29
-29
-28
-29
-26
-24
-23
min °C
-26
-26
-25
-26
-26
-26
-26
-28
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-28
-25
-24
 chill °C
-41
-44
-41
-45
-45
-43
-44
-47
-47
-46
-48
-46
-42
-40
-39
-39
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
50
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-25-25-26-26-26-26-27-29-29-29-29-29-29-27-25-24-22-21-20-21-22-22-22-23-25-25-26-26-25-26-23-21-20-17-15-13-14-17-15-15-17-19-19-19-19-19-20-18-19-17
Sunrise
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:00
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
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 Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, gales from the NNE by Wed night).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sat 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
ASCATC251E71S
752 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NNE
(23 kph at 32).
- km
ASCATC252E71S
757 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNE
(27 kph at 32).
- km
ASCATC253E71S
769 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 29).
- km
ASCATC254E71S
782 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNE
(40 kph at 25).
- km
ASCATC255E71S
796 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNE
(41 kph at 22).
- km
ASCATC256E71S
811 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNE
(45 kph at 27).
- km
ASCATC247E70S
819 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 181).
- km
ASCATC245E70S
819 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SSE
(32 kph at 164).
- km
ASCATC246E70S
819 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 170).
- km
ASCATC257E71S
828 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNE
(45 kph at 28).
- 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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