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

Mount Friesland
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, stormy winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, severe gales from the SW by Mon morning).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
100
0
50
50
3100
400
250
150
100
150
100
km/h
65
NNW
55
NNW
15
NNE
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
60
SW
65
SSW
40
S
25
S
40
SSW
30
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
30
WSW
60
WSW
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Snowflake cm
17
15
4
1
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-10
-11
-14
-16
-16
-16
-14
-11
-16
-17
-13
-10
-6
-3
-3
-1
-2
min °C
-11
-12
-15
-17
-17
-17
-15
-13
-16
-17
-17
-12
-8
-5
-3
-2
-3
 chill °C
-24
-25
-15
-28
-28
-28
-26
-24
-31
-30
-25
-23
-17
-12
-9
-9
-14
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-12-15-17-17-17-15-12-16-17-15-11-7-4-3-2-3-7-9-12-14-14-15-13-10-11-13-13-10-6-4-3-1-2-1-4-9-9-9-8-8-6-4-8-10-7-6-7-6-5-4
Sunrise
8:38
8:36
8:33
8:30
8:26
Sunset
5:27
5:30
5:31
5:35
5:37
5:39

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Mount Friesland Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Friesland is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, stormy winds from the SW by Thu night).

Mount Friesland Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, severe gales from the SW by Mon morning).

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.
3 hours ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
59
Near gales from the E
(59 kph at 90).
0.1 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
83 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
48
Strong winds from the NNE
(48 kph at 20).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
90 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
92 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 90).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
181 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-17° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 180).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
44
Strong winds from the ESE
(44 kph at 110).
0.5 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
BaseMarambio
249 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-22° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 110).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
687 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseOrcadas
843 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-13° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
962 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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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