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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Mon 16 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
250
200
450
350
400
350
200
250
100
150
100
200
100
100
500
50
150
km/h
40
SW
40
S
35
SSW
25
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
5
WSW
0
WSW
5
NNE
5
WSW
0
SE
5
NNE
5
W
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
1.5
7
4
1.9
3
6
3
3
14
8
3
1.1
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—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-5
-6
-2
-1
-2
-2
-2
-1
-3
-5
-6
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-6
min °C
-4
-7
-10
-3
-1
-3
-3
-2
-2
-4
-6
-8
-5
-4
-8
-5
-5
-8
 chill °C
-13
-16
-20
-10
-8
-11
-11
-9
-8
-10
-11
-12
-5
-4
-11
-5
-7
-12
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-26-25-22-20-21-21-21-21-24-25-23-22-21-21-22-22-22-19-21-21-17-15-16-16-16-17-19-20-19-18-16-17-18-18-17-12-14-15-10-8-9-9-9-9-11-13-12-11-10-11-12-12-12-4-6-8-3-1-3-3-2-2-4-6-7-5-4-7-5-5-7
Sunrise
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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12:00
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Sunset
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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12:00
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Thu 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.
2 hours ago
-5°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (39 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
Mcmurdo Williams
73 km NE
22m alt.
3 hours ago
-6°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (65 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
-
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: clear
SHIP73
1574 km WNW
-m alt.
1 hour ago
-14°C
-
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
ASCATC180E65S
1599 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the S
(51 kph at 180).
- km
ASCATC179E65S
1600 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 180).
- km
ASCATB179E65S
1600 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the S
(45 kph at 178).
- km
ASCATB180E65S
1600 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the S
(51 kph at 176).
- km
ASCATC181E65S
1611 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the S
(50 kph at 179).
- km
ASCATB179E64S
1611 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 176).
- 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.