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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1150
300
500
300
500
1400
3650
4250
1950
2050
50
150
100
300
km/h
15
S
20
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNW
5
W
0
NE
0
NNE
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
0.4
0.6
2
0.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-7
-8
-6
-7
-8
-11
-11
-15
-14
-14
-17
-14
-14
-17
-16
-16
-18
min °C
-8
-8
-8
-8
-7
-12
-11
-13
-16
-14
-15
-18
-15
-15
-19
-17
-16
-20
 chill °C
-14
-16
-16
-14
-13
-18
-16
-19
-23
-20
-22
-26
-15
-19
-19
-17
-16
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-26-25-25-24-24-25-26-27-27-27-28-27-27-27-27-28-29-21-21-21-20-20-20-21-22-23-24-24-24-24-24-23-24-25-26-15-14-15-13-13-14-15-16-18-19-20-20-20-19-20-21-22-22-8-8-8-7-7-10-11-12-16-14-15-18-15-15-18-17-16-19
Sunrise
2:41
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
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Sunset
12:45
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Mon 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
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-8°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
54
Near gales from the SE
(54 kph at 140).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC177E64S
1669 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 213).
- km
hy2c181E64S
1678 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATC176E64S
1692 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 283).
- km
hy2c176E64S
1697 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 282).
- km
hy2c180E64S
1706 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 215).
- km
ASCATC176E63S
1707 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 289).
- km
hy2c177E64S
1708 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SW
(23 kph at 232).
- km
hy2c178E64S
1709 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 220).
- 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.