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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Thu 05 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night).

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1450
1750
2050
350
250
550
450
150
150
100
100
1700
4550
1700
1600
2050
km/h
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SW
0
ESE
5
NNE
5
WSW
5
NE
5
NE
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
20
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
0.2
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—
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0.1
0.1
0.5
0.5
0.2
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—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-8
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-10
-10
-10
-12
-12
-12
-12
-10
-11
-9
min °C
-6
-9
-7
-7
-10
-8
-8
-13
-11
-11
-15
-13
-13
-15
-10
-11
-11
 chill °C
-14
-17
-14
-12
-14
-8
-11
-16
-11
-14
-19
-16
-18
-21
-10
-17
-19
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
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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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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue 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.
3 hours ago
-5°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
ASCATB231E67S
2416 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SSE
(23 kph at 163).
- km
ASCATB227E66S
2425 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATB232E67S
2431 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 172).
- km
ASCATB228E66S
2436 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SW
(21 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATB233E67S
2456 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the ESE
(12 kph at 123).
- km
ASCATB229E66S
2467 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATB230E66S
2474 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 185).
- km
ASCATB238E68S
2479 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
4
Calm
(4 kph at 85).
- 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.