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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun night, min -23°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2050
1900
1900
1000
450
400
200
450
300
250
1450
1450
200
1100
200
km/h
30
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
25
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
0
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
0.5
0.2
0.4
0.1
0.2
0.1
1.6
1.3
1.4
0.8
—
—
—
max °C
-20
-20
-21
-18
-17
-15
-15
-15
-17
-11
-10
-7
-6
-7
-9
-11
-11
-14
min °C
-21
-21
-23
-19
-17
-17
-15
-17
-20
-13
-10
-10
-7
-8
-13
-11
-12
-15
 chill °C
-34
-31
-30
-24
-21
-17
-25
-24
-29
-20
-15
-14
-15
-17
-20
-16
-12
-15
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-33-31-30-29-31-31-28-24-24-23-23-22-23-23-23-24-32-31-29-27-25-25-27-27-25-21-20-19-19-19-20-20-20-21-27-26-23-20-19-19-21-22-21-17-13-12-13-14-15-16-16-17-21-21-22-19-17-16-15-16-19-12-10-9-7-8-11-11-12-15
Sunrise
6:16
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—
6:07
—
—
6:00
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:41
—
—
5:33
—
—
Sunset
—
9:25
—
—
9:34
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:50
—
—
9:59
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—
—
10:07

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun night, min -23°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed night, calm by Thu 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
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (72 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
1.9 km
Mid: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
ASCATC197E66S
1733 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATB197E66S
1738 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATC196E66S
1741 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATB196E66S
1741 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATB198E66S
1750 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATC201E66S
1751 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATB202E67S
1753 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 44).
- km
ASCATB202E66S
1755 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 35).
- 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.