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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu morning, min -23°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun morning, min -25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1100
100
1300
1450
300
1650
1700
1650
7300
km/h
10
SW
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
35
SW
30
SW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
W
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
0.8
1.3
0.8
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-21
-21
-19
-16
-17
-19
-18
-19
-23
-21
-21
-23
-19
-19
-22
-20
-20
-20
min °C
-23
-22
-23
-17
-18
-19
-19
-21
-23
-23
-21
-24
-21
-20
-25
-22
-21
-22
 chill °C
-30
-26
-28
-22
-32
-32
-24
-25
-29
-33
-33
-35
-25
-25
-32
-27
-25
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-33-32-31-33-34-33-32-33-34-33-33-32-31-30-29-29-29-31-30-28-27-30-31-29-28-30-31-31-30-28-27-27-27-26-25-26-25-23-20-26-25-23-23-26-27-27-26-23-21-23-23-22-19-22-22-21-17-18-19-19-20-23-22-21-24-20-20-24-21-21-21
Sunrise
6:41
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—
6:33
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—
6:24
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6:16
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6:07
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6:00
—
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Sunset
—
9:01
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9:09
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9:17
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—
9:25
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—
9:34
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9:42
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu morning, min -23°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun morning, min -25°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.
1 hour ago
-27°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-27°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
ASCATC144E63S
1904 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATC143E63S
1908 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATC144E62S
1916 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATC145E62S
1921 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATC142E63S
1927 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATC138E63S
1930 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATC143E62S
1934 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 265).
- 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.