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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Wed 04 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
450
1250
350
450
1650
1950
500
200
450
450
150
400
100
100
1300
1350
4900
km/h
5
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
0
WSW
0
E
5
SW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
WSW
5
S
0
SE
5
SW
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
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1.2
1.3
0.8
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—
—
—
—
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0.2
0.1
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-8
-6
-7
-8
-7
-7
-10
-8
-8
-11
-10
-10
-12
-12
-12
-14
min °C
-7
-9
-7
-7
-9
-7
-8
-11
-8
-8
-13
-10
-11
-15
-13
-12
-16
 chill °C
-10
-15
-15
-16
-17
-14
-13
-16
-8
-8
-17
-13
-11
-19
-13
-12
-21
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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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 Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Mon 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.
3 hours ago
-12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
ASCATB250E70S
2555 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the NNW
(10 kph at 332).
- km
ASCATB251E70S
2570 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATB252E70S
2596 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NW
(18 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATB253E70S
2604 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the WNW
(18 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATB248E69S
2607 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NE
(25 kph at 36).
- km
ASCATB249E69S
2621 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 38).
- km
ASCATB254E70S
2637 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 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.