Mount Friesland weather
– Lat/Long: 62.67° S 60.19° W

Mount Friesland
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Thu night, near gales from the W by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
50
50
0
50
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
450
150
km/h
85
SW
80
SW
75
WSW
65
WSW
65
WSW
60
WSW
55
W
65
WSW
70
WSW
70
W
60
WSW
30
W
30
NNW
45
W
50
W
20
NNW
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Snowflake cm
1
4
1
15
1
2
10
6
1
8
 mm
max °C
-4
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-7
-10
-9
-8
-10
-10
-7
-8
-9
-9
min °C
-6
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-10
-10
-10
-11
-10
-10
-9
-9
-10
-10
 chill °C
-19
-20
-20
-20
-20
-20
-23
-23
-23
-25
-22
-19
-17
-21
-19
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-7-7-8-8-8-9-10-10-10-10-10-8-9-10-10-3-5-4-5-5-5-6-7-6-7-7-8-7-5-6-6-2-1-1-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-6-2-2-8
Sunrise
8:55
8:51
8:48
8:45
8:41
Sunset
5:15
5:19
5:22
5:23
5:27

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Mount Friesland Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Friesland is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Thu night, near gales from the W by Sat night).

Mount Friesland Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Friesland at the specific elevation of 1700 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
32 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
State of sky unchanged.
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
82 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
83 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Dinamet
90 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
92 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
181 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
249 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
687 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
light snow
Light rain and snow.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 290).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
843 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
41
Strong winds from the NNW
(41 kph at 340).
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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