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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri afternoon, min -18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1300
500
1200
1150
500
450
1750
1700
1750
300
1200
1200
3600
3750
km/h
30
SW
30
SW
15
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
0.2
1.8
0.2
0.6
0.6
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
0.3
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-6
-8
-7
-8
-8
-7
-10
-11
-11
-12
-12
-13
-15
-13
-13
-17
min °C
-6
-8
-8
-7
-9
-8
-9
-12
-11
-12
-14
-13
-14
-17
-14
-14
-18
 chill °C
-14
-14
-14
-15
-17
-14
-14
-18
-16
-18
-21
-20
-20
-24
-19
-18
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-25-26-26-25-25-24-25-26-26-27-27-27-27-27-27-28-20-20-21-21-21-20-20-21-21-22-23-23-23-23-23-23-25-13-14-14-15-14-14-13-15-16-16-18-18-18-19-19-19-21-6-7-8-7-9-8-8-11-11-12-13-13-14-16-14-14-18
Sunrise
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—
2:41
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:21
—
12:45
—
—
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 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri afternoon, min -18°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
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
ASCATB201E64S
2006 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SSE
(25 kph at 154).
- km
ASCATB193E63S
2015 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SSW
(60 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATB194E63S
2025 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SSW
(60 kph at 206).
- km
ASCATB195E63S
2046 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SSW
(58 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATB196E63S
2052 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SSW
(59 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATB202E64S
2073 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the WSW
(12 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB197E63S
2081 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SSW
(40 kph at 192).
- km
ASCATB204E64S
2091 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATB203E64S
2093 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 242).
- 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.