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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun night, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1600
1400
1300
2050
1900
1900
250
350
1700
1500
300
300
1400
1550
1250
km/h
5
W
5
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
0.3
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.5
2
7
1.6
0.6
1
max °C
-17
-18
-19
-19
-19
-21
-18
-17
-16
-16
-16
-10
-7
-4
-4
-7
-7
-9
min °C
-18
-18
-22
-21
-20
-22
-19
-18
-19
-16
-16
-17
-8
-5
-8
-8
-8
-12
 chill °C
-23
-18
-35
-34
-30
-30
-24
-22
-23
-26
-26
-27
-16
-13
-18
-17
-16
-17
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-33-34-34-33-33-31-30-30-31-32-25-22-23-21-23-24-23-29-29-30-31-30-29-27-26-26-27-28-22-18-19-18-20-20-20-22-22-26-27-25-23-20-19-19-22-22-17-13-11-13-15-14-14-18-18-21-20-20-22-19-18-18-16-16-14-8-5-6-8-8-11
Sunrise
6:24
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—
6:16
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:00
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:41
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Sunset
—
9:17
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—
9:25
—
—
9:34
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:50
—
—
9:59
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun night, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Wed 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
-17°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB210E66S
1988 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the NE
(65 kph at 50).
- km
ASCATB211E66S
2022 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NE
(55 kph at 51).
- km
ASCATB212E66S
2049 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the NE
(61 kph at 50).
- km
ASCATB211E65S
2049 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NE
(60 kph at 47).
- km
ASCATB212E65S
2080 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NE
(53 kph at 49).
- km
ASCATB213E65S
2125 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NE
(55 kph at 47).
- km
ASCATB214E65S
2126 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the NE
(66 kph at 46).
- km
ASCATB213E64S
2196 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NE
(57 kph at 43).
- 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.