Mount Frakes weather
– Lat/Long: 76.80° S 117.70° W

Mount Frakes Weather Forecast

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue afternoon, min -40°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the NNW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu night, min -30°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the N by Thu night).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2050
2000
2000
2050
5000
2000
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2000
2050
2050
2050
km/h
30
WSW
55
W
25
NNW
25
N
35
NW
70
WSW
45
WNW
70
NNW
70
NW
95
NNW
70
N
85
NW
65
N
40
N
60
N
65
N
55
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
2
1
1
1
—
1
6
2
4
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-40
-32
-33
-32
-33
-29
-27
-28
-30
-29
-28
-25
-24
-23
-23
-24
-24
min °C
-40
-39
-34
-34
-36
-32
-27
-31
-31
-29
-30
-26
-24
-24
-23
-24
-25
 chill °C
-59
-59
-50
-49
-53
-54
-44
-53
-53
-52
-52
-47
-43
-40
-41
-42
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-36-34-33-35-31-27-30-31-29-29-26-24-24-23-24-25-36-32-29-29-31-27-23-26-26-24-24-20-19-19-18-19-20-32-29-25-26-26-24-20-22-21-19-19-15-15-14-13-13-14
Sunrise
—
—
1:57
—
—
1:50
—
—
1:43
—
—
1:35
—
—
1:28
—
—
Sunset
4:22
—
3:29
—
—
3:36
—
—
3:42
—
—
3:48
—
—
3:56
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Mount Frakes Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Frakes is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue afternoon, min -40°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the NNW by Wed morning).

Mount Frakes Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu night, min -30°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the N by Thu 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
ASCATC245E69S
922 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATC244E69S
923 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNW
(41 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATB244E69S
924 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATB243E69S
924 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNW
(46 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATC243E69S
925 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATB242E69S
926 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 332).
- km
ASCATB245E69S
927 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATB246E69S
929 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATC246E69S
932 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 329).
- km
ASCATB247E69S
934 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NW
(40 kph at 315).
- 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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