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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
1200
1100
500
1700
1500
400
300
350
1600
1650
1300
1850
1850
1950
2200
2100
2100
km/h
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
3
5
1
—
0.8
0.2
0.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-5
-6
-5
-7
-6
-8
-8
-7
-7
-9
-10
-10
-13
-13
-13
-16
min °C
-6
-6
-6
-6
-10
-7
-8
-10
-9
-8
-11
-11
-12
-15
-14
-14
-18
 chill °C
-15
-15
-13
-13
-18
-12
-15
-16
-15
-11
-16
-14
-16
-22
-20
-19
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-24-24-25-26-25-25-25-25-25-25-26-26-26-26-26-26-18-19-20-20-21-20-21-21-20-20-21-21-22-22-23-23-23-14-12-13-13-13-13-14-15-14-13-14-15-16-17-18-18-19-6-6-6-6-9-7-8-9-8-8-10-11-11-14-14-14-17
Sunrise
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3:04
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2:41
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12:00
—
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
12:02
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12:21
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12:45
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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 10mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Sat 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
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
54 minutes ago
-8°C
-
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
32 km
Mid: overcast
Amundsen-Scott Airport
1297 km S
507m alt.
1 hour ago
-45°C
light snow
Snow grains.
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 340).
1.6 km
High: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
54 minutes ago
-14°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 60).
50 km
Mid: overcast
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
1533 km S
2835m alt.
54 minutes ago
-45°C
light snow
Snow grains.
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 340).
1.6 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
WilkinsRunwayEast
2101 km WSW
755m alt.
54 minutes ago
-20°C
-
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 80).
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
54 minutes ago
-14°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 170).
45 km
Mid: few
Davis
2683 km SW
23m alt.
54 minutes ago
-12°C
State of sky unchanged.
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 250).
50 km
Mid: few
BaseBelgranoII
2809 km S
256m alt.
54 minutes ago
-11°C
-
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC269E71S
2833 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WNW
(29 kph at 298).
- 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.