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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon morning, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Thu morning).

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1550
1450
2100
1900
1950
1300
150
150
3000
350
1500
350
550
1800
1550
km/h
5
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
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0.3
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0.6
0.3
0.5
0.3
0.5
0.3
2
1.4
1.2
1.7
max °C
-18
-19
-20
-19
-21
-18
-17
-16
-15
-16
-12
-8
-7
-6
-5
-7
-8
min °C
-18
-22
-21
-20
-22
-20
-17
-17
-15
-18
-19
-10
-7
-7
-7
-7
-12
 chill °C
-18
-36
-34
-30
-31
-26
-21
-17
-24
-28
-30
-19
-14
-14
-16
-16
-19
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-34-34-33-31-30-30-31-32-27-24-23-22-21-21-21-29-31-31-30-28-27-26-26-27-28-24-20-19-18-17-18-18-22-26-27-26-22-20-19-20-22-23-19-14-13-12-13-14-14-18-21-21-20-22-19-17-17-15-17-16-9-7-7-6-7-10
Sunrise
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6:16
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6:07
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6:00
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5:50
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5:41
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Sunset
9:17
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9:25
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9:34
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9:42
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9:50
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9:59
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon morning, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Thu morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Discovery at the specific elevation of 0 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Discovery. 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
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-22°C
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: clear
1297 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
light snow
Snow grains.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.0 km
High: broken
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-22°C
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 100).
35 km
Mid: overcast
1533 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (0 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-9°C
-
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 20).
Mid: few
2674 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
Davis
2683 km SW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-15°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 40).
50 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB253E69S
2715 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNE
(45 kph at 12).
- km
ASCATB254E69S
2739 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 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.