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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat night, min -28°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri morning, min -27°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
1550
1450
450
1050
1150
2050
2050
1850
1950
300
100
100
km/h
10
SSW
20
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
25
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
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0.3
0.1
0.1
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—
—
—
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0.2
1.6
4
1
max °C
-15
-17
-16
-18
-22
-23
-27
-26
-26
-24
-21
-20
-16
-14
-13
-15
min °C
-20
-18
-17
-23
-23
-25
-28
-27
-27
-27
-22
-21
-22
-15
-14
-16
 chill °C
-30
-28
-30
-34
-33
-35
-37
-34
-36
-38
-30
-26
-28
-22
-23
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-32-34-36-35-34-35-36-36-36-35-33-31-30-29-29-26-28-30-32-31-31-32-33-33-32-31-29-27-25-25-26-21-23-24-26-26-27-28-30-29-27-25-23-21-19-20-21-18-18-17-21-23-24-28-27-27-26-22-21-19-15-14-16
Sunrise
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7:09
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6:01
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5:54
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5:46
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5:37
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Sunset
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8:36
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7:43
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7:51
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7:58
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8:06
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat night, min -28°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri morning, min -27°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

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.
3 hours ago
-25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 350 to 080 degs)
(20 kph at 50).
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 310).
ASCATC135E63S
2014 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the W
(66 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATB132E63S
2061 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
72
Gales from the W
(72 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATC134E63S
2065 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
72
Gales from the W
(72 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATC133E63S
2081 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
72
Gales from the W
(72 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATC132E63S
2095 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
71
Gales from the W
(71 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATC134E62S
2097 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
71
Gales from the W
(71 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATB131E63S
2117 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
73
Gales from the W
(73 kph at 281).
- 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.