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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4750
250
1300
550
150
400
150
250
250
1150
1150
1150
1500
1200
450
1250
1400
km/h
5
WNW
5
W
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
0.1
—
0.1
0.5
1.9
4
1.5
1.8
3
0.2
—
1.2
0.7
0.8
0.1
max °C
-16
-14
-11
-9
-9
-11
-7
-7
-8
-6
-6
-6
-7
-6
-8
-7
-7
-8
min °C
-19
-14
-13
-9
-10
-13
-8
-7
-9
-8
-6
-7
-8
-7
-9
-8
-7
-11
 chill °C
-24
-18
-21
-16
-14
-20
-15
-15
-17
-17
-15
-14
-15
-14
-18
-17
-15
-16
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-26-26-26-26-27-27-26-25-23-22-23-25-26-26-25-25-25-24-22-22-22-22-23-22-21-21-20-19-19-20-21-22-21-21-20-20-18-17-16-16-17-15-14-15-15-14-12-14-14-15-15-15-14-18-14-12-9-10-12-8-7-9-7-6-7-8-7-9-8-7-10
Sunrise
4:07
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—
3:55
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—
12:00
—
—
3:24
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—
3:04
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—
2:41
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Sunset
—
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11:32
—
—
11:46
12:00
—
—
12:02
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—
12:21
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—
12:45
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

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.
2 hours ago
-21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
clear
Clear
20
Moderate winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 320 to 020 degs)
(20 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-21°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
9.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-20°C
-
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 120).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1533 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
hy2c176E64S
1697 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 228).
- km
hy2c177E64S
1703 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 220).
- km
hy2c178E64S
1712 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the SW
(12 kph at 230).
- 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.