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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun afternoon, min -28°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat morning, min -27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1100
1200
1600
2050
1800
1650
1750
50
50
100
1200
350
50
km/h
30
SW
35
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
NW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WSW
20
SW
10
W
10
NW
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
0.2
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
max °C
-16
-19
-23
-24
-27
-26
-27
-26
-24
-23
-26
-23
-23
-23
-20
-20
-17
min °C
-18
-22
-23
-26
-28
-27
-28
-28
-25
-25
-27
-24
-24
-25
-22
-20
-21
 chill °C
-31
-33
-33
-36
-37
-33
-36
-36
-32
-30
-32
-24
-24
-30
-34
-27
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-35-35-34-35-36-37-38-37-36-36-35-34-34-34-31-29-29-31-31-30-32-34-34-34-33-33-32-31-30-30-30-28-25-24-26-26-27-29-30-30-29-28-27-27-26-25-25-25-23-20-17-21-23-25-28-27-28-27-25-24-27-24-24-24-21-20-19
Sunrise
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6:58
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6:50
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6:41
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6:33
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6:24
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Sunset
9:39
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—
8:46
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8:54
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9:01
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9:09
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9:17
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun afternoon, min -28°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat morning, min -27°C on Wed 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
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 060 to 120 degs)
(17 kph at 90).
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
High: few
2674 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB251E68S
2772 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB252E68S
2794 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATB253E68S
2817 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WNW
(38 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATB254E68S
2838 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATC255E68S
2855 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATB255E68S
2861 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB251E67S
2866 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 299).
- 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.