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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -25°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon afternoon, min -26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3450
3100
300
100
1500
1800
400
1650
1700
100
km/h
20
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
45
SSW
35
SW
10
WSW
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
5
NW
5
NW
5
SW
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
1.3
2
1.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-21
-20
-16
-14
-18
-19
-18
-18
-23
-22
-23
-24
-21
-21
-24
min °C
-25
-22
-20
-20
-16
-19
-20
-19
-21
-25
-23
-24
-25
-22
-22
-26
 chill °C
-36
-30
-20
-25
-21
-33
-32
-26
-21
-32
-28
-34
-32
-27
-22
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-34-33-31-32-33-35-34-33-32-34-34-34-32-30-30-32-31-29-27-27-30-32-30-29-29-31-31-30-28-26-27-27-25-24-21-20-27-26-24-23-25-27-27-26-23-24-25-25-22-20-18-15-19-20-19-20-24-23-24-25-22-22-25
Sunrise
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6:41
—
—
6:33
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:07
—
—
Sunset
—
—
9:01
—
—
9:09
—
—
9:17
—
—
9:25
—
—
9:34
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -25°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon afternoon, min -26°C on Sun 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.
1 hour ago
-25°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (17 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
ASCATB171E63S
1780 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATB171E62S
1870 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATB166E62S
1877 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATB168E62S
1879 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATB167E62S
1880 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATB169E62S
1881 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB164E62S
1882 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATB170E62S
1883 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 243).
- 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.