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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat afternoon, min -21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
600
400
1300
250
1150
4250
2050
1800
1900
1800
1350
1600
2350
350
100
100
km/h
20
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
S
0
W
5
SW
0
NE
5
N
5
SW
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Snowflake cm
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—
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—
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—
—
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 mm
0.3
1.2
0.4
0.1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-8
-6
-6
-8
-11
-11
-14
-13
-13
-16
-14
-13
-16
-16
-16
-19
min °C
-8
-8
-8
-7
-12
-11
-12
-14
-14
-14
-17
-15
-14
-18
-16
-16
-21
 chill °C
-16
-16
-15
-13
-18
-16
-17
-20
-21
-21
-24
-20
-14
-22
-16
-20
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-25-25-24-25-26-26-27-27-27-27-27-27-27-26-27-29-21-21-20-20-21-21-22-23-23-24-24-24-23-23-24-24-26-15-14-13-13-14-15-16-18-19-19-20-20-19-20-22-22-23-8-8-7-7-10-11-12-14-14-14-17-15-14-17-16-16-20
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
12:45
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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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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat afternoon, min -21°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
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (46 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 120).
30 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB201E64S
2037 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the S
(40 kph at 185).
- km
ASCATC202E64S
2062 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 183).
- km
ASCATB202E64S
2066 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 182).
- km
ASCATC203E64S
2086 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the S
(40 kph at 176).
- km
ASCATB203E64S
2089 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 175).
- km
WilkinsRunwayEast
2101 km WSW
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
-
50
Strong winds from the E
(50 kph at 100).
Mid: few
ASCATB204E64S
2102 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the S
(42 kph at 172).
- 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.