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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue afternoon, min -30°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat afternoon, min -29°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
550
1350
1750
200
50
200
500
1100
1450
1200
1200
1250
1450
1850
300
km/h
10
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
10
SSW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
15
S
20
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.3
0.4
0.1
0.1
max °C
-18
-19
-20
-23
-25
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-22
-20
-19
-20
-24
-25
-27
min °C
-19
-20
-21
-25
-29
-29
-30
-30
-29
-29
-25
-21
-20
-24
-24
-27
-29
 chill °C
-28
-32
-30
-31
-29
-29
-36
-36
-41
-42
-38
-33
-29
-24
-24
-33
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-30-31-31-30-31-33-34-34-34-33-32-32-32-32-34-35-26-27-28-28-28-29-31-32-32-32-31-30-29-28-30-32-32-22-24-25-26-28-30-31-31-32-31-29-26-25-24-26-28-28-19-20-21-24-27-29-29-29-29-29-24-21-20-22-24-26-28
Sunrise
7:37
7:28
7:20
7:13
7:05
Sunset
6:08
6:15
6:22
6:30
6:37
6:45

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue afternoon, min -30°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat afternoon, min -29°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sat 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
-18°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
-
46
Strong winds from the SE
(46 kph at 140).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
ASCATC176E63S
1730 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATB196E66S
1737 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NW
(53 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATB197E66S
1755 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NNW
(56 kph at 334).
- km
ASCATC197E66S
1755 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATB191E65S
1765 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATC198E66S
1773 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NNW
(58 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATB198E66S
1774 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NNW
(60 kph at 340).
- 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.