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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
Cloud base (m)
350
250
400
100
400
1100
1950
2050
1400
1400
1500
1900
2150
1700
1450
300
400
km/h
35
SW
35
SSW
10
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
W
25
SW
30
S
35
SW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
2
3
1.4
1
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—
—
—
—
0.1
—
0.1
—
—
—
2
5
10
max °C
-7
-7
-11
-8
-7
-8
-8
-8
-10
-8
-7
-8
-6
-5
-5
-5
-6
-3
min °C
-7
-9
-13
-9
-7
-9
-8
-9
-11
-9
-8
-10
-7
-6
-7
-5
-7
-7
 chill °C
-16
-18
-20
-16
-15
-17
-16
-18
-20
-18
-17
-18
-15
-12
-13
-12
-16
-16
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-28-27-27-26-27-28-28-29-28-28-27-27-27-25-23-25-22-22-23-23-22-22-22-23-23-24-23-23-23-22-21-20-19-21-17-15-16-17-15-15-15-15-16-17-17-16-16-15-12-11-12-14-11-7-8-12-9-7-9-8-9-11-9-8-9-7-6-6-5-7-5
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: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

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
-11°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-9°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
52
Near gales from the SE
(52 kph at 130).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
WilkinsRunwayEast
2101 km WSW
755m alt.
1 hour ago
-16°C
-
61
Near gales from the E
(61 kph at 90).
5.0 km
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-7°C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Mid: mostly cloudy
2674 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
SHIP684
2682 km SW
-m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
-
58
Near gales from the NE
(58 kph at 50).
ASCATB109E61S
2717 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WNW
(21 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB105E62S
2760 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 3).
- km
ASCATB108E61S
2763 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 292).
- 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.