Mount Friesland
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

 

Days 0-3 Mount Friesland Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, near gales from the ESE by Wed afternoon).

Days 3-6 Mount Friesland Weather Summary:

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Days 6-9 Mount Friesland Weather Summary:

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the NNW by Wed night).

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
light snow
moderate snow
heavy snow
light snow
moderate snow
moderate snow
light snow
moderate snow
moderate snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
partially cloudy
cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
clear
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Wind km/h
45 N45
45 NNE45
20 WNW20
35 NE35
35 NE35
25 N25
50 ENE50
55 ESE55
35 SE35
30 S30
30 SSE30
55 SSE55
80 SE80
85 SE85
75 SE75
25 SE25
15 SW15
15 SW15
5 SSW5
5 WSW5
5 SSW5
15 SSW15
20 SSW20
5 SSE5
10 WSW10
15 W15
20 W20
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
3 9 18 4 9 9 4 6 10 - 3 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
-7 -5 -6 -7 -7 -10 -12 -13 -11 -12 -12 -10 -11 -11 -10 -11 -11 -12 -12 -13 -10 -10 -9 -9 -8 -7 -7
Low °C
-8 -5 -7 -7 -8 -11 -12 -13 -13 -12 -12 -11 -11 -11 -11 -11 -12 -12 -13 -14 -13 -10 -10 -9 -8 -8 -8
Chill °C
-17 -14 -13 -16 -16 -17 -25 -27 -21 -22 -22 -21 -25 -26 -23 -20 -17 -19 -16 -13 -15 -17 -16 -14 -13 -13 -14
Freezing level m
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Sunrise
10:34 - - 10:34 - - 10:36 - - 10:36 - - 10:36 - - 10:36 - - 10:36 - - 10:36 - - 10:36 - -
Sunset
- 3:27 - - 3:27 - - 3:27 - - 3:27 - - 3:27 - - 3:29 - - 3:29 - - 3:30 - - 3:30 -

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Friesland at the specific elevation of 1000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Friesland. 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
32 km NE
5m alt.
4 hours ago
-6.9° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
52
Near gales from the ENE
(52 kph at 70).
0.1 km
ASCAT300E63S
46 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the ENE
(54 kph at 250.6).
- km
ASCAT301E63S
56 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the ENE
(57 kph at 256.7).
- km
ASCAT300E62S
67 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the ENE
(53 kph at 237.2).
- km
ASCAT299E62S
79 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the ENE
(52 kph at 252.9).
- 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Mount Friesland and within an acceptable time window.

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