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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu morning, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
300
50
1350
1350
1450
550
3550
50
100
100
150
50
100
200
400
450
500
450
km/h
10
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
15
S
5
SW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
W
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
3
2
0.4
0.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.6
0.5
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.3
—
max °C
-9
-11
-13
-14
-14
-15
-12
-11
-14
-11
-10
-11
-10
-10
-11
-10
-9
-11
min °C
-9
-12
-15
-14
-14
-18
-13
-12
-15
-12
-11
-13
-11
-10
-12
-11
-9
-12
 chill °C
-15
-22
-26
-24
-21
-23
-16
-16
-19
-12
-15
-17
-18
-18
-20
-16
-9
-16
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-27-28-30-30-28-26-26-25-25-25-26-28-28-28-28-28-27-22-24-25-26-26-24-23-22-21-21-21-22-24-24-24-24-23-22-15-19-20-21-21-19-18-16-16-16-15-15-18-18-18-18-16-16-9-12-14-14-14-17-13-12-15-12-11-12-11-10-12-11-9-12
Sunrise
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu morning, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Mid: few
High: overcast
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (44 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
0.6 km
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
-
39
Strong winds from the SE
(39 kph at 130).
ASCATB181E65S
1623 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 28).
- km
ASCATB179E64S
1629 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 26).
- km
ASCATB181E64S
1634 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NNE
(21 kph at 22).
- km
ASCATB180E64S
1634 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 34).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1643 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1650 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 332).
- 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.