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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain shwrs
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
light rain
cloudy
light rain
Cloud base (m)
400
300
350
400
550
550
1300
1250
1200
500
1100
1750
1750
1200
200
km/h
25
SW
30
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
5
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.9
5
4
1.8
4
0.2
—
0.2
0.2
0.1
—
—
—
0.8
0.7
—
0.5
max °C
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
-6
-8
-7
-7
-10
-7
-7
-7
-8
-9
-11
min °C
-7
-7
-6
-6
-7
-7
-8
-9
-7
-7
-13
-8
-9
-9
-8
-10
-12
 chill °C
-15
-16
-15
-15
-16
-14
-14
-17
-15
-10
-21
-14
-15
-15
-16
-18
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-24-23-23-25-25-26-26-26-25-25-25-25-25-25-26-27-20-20-19-19-20-20-21-21-21-21-21-21-20-20-21-22-23-14-13-14-14-13-14-13-14-15-14-15-14-14-14-15-16-18-7-7-6-6-7-7-7-9-7-7-12-8-8-8-8-10-12
Sunrise
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—
3:24
—
—
3:04
—
—
2:41
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:00
—
12:02
—
—
12:21
—
—
12:45
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri 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
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (52 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
4.1 km
Mid: broken
High: broken
ASCATB261E71S
2677 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NNE
(47 kph at 16).
- km
ASCATB262E71S
2700 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNE
(48 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATB263E71S
2716 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNE
(49 kph at 23).
- km
ASCATB264E71S
2738 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNE
(53 kph at 22).
- km
ASCATC264E71S
2741 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNE
(51 kph at 21).
- km
ASCATB265E71S
2763 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNE
(54 kph at 22).
- km
ASCATB260E70S
2765 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNE
(44 kph at 28).
- km
ASCATC265E71S
2765 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNE
(54 kph at 22).
- km
ASCATB261E70S
2778 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNE
(45 kph at 24).
- 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.