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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Sun 20 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun afternoon, min -23°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri morning, min -29°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
Cloud base (m)
1800
1050
400
400
1100
2050
1400
7250
250
1600
1200
350
km/h
25
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
45
SW
45
SW
20
SW
5
NW
0
WNW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.7
0.9
0.4
0.2
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.2
0.1
max °C
-12
-13
-12
-13
-13
-19
-20
-20
-22
-23
-28
-26
-28
-27
-22
-23
-22
min °C
-13
-14
-13
-14
-17
-20
-20
-23
-23
-26
-29
-28
-29
-29
-24
-23
-23
 chill °C
-22
-23
-18
-20
-30
-35
-35
-28
-28
-26
-36
-35
-39
-39
-36
-34
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-30-29-30-30-30-32-31-28-29-32-36-37-38-37-37-37-26-25-25-25-26-28-29-28-25-26-30-33-34-34-34-34-33-19-19-18-18-20-25-26-24-24-26-30-29-31-30-29-29-27-13-14-13-14-15-20-20-22-23-25-29-27-29-28-23-23-23
Sunrise
6:56
6:50
6:41
6:33
6:26
Sunset
6:45
6:52
6:59
7:07
7:14
7:21

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun afternoon, min -23°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri morning, min -29°C on Wed 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.
3 hours ago
-16°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: few
ASCATB222E66S
2299 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NW
(49 kph at 317).
- km
ASCATB223E66S
2324 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NW
(47 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATB224E66S
2349 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATB226E66S
2366 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB225E66S
2375 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATB221E65S
2377 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NNW
(56 kph at 339).
- km
ASCATB222E65S
2393 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 321).
- km
ASCATB223E65S
2425 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 315).
- 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.