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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3050
950
1050
350
300
450
2000
1500
200
150
5250
4900
4650
50
km/h
10
WNW
5
WNW
25
SW
40
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
5
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
0
W
5
NNW
5
SW
5
SW
0
WSW
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
3
1.3
1.2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-16
-15
-11
-12
-10
-7
-6
-6
-10
-9
-10
-13
-15
-15
-19
-17
-17
-21
min °C
-18
-15
-13
-14
-11
-9
-6
-7
-10
-10
-11
-17
-16
-17
-19
-18
-19
-22
 chill °C
-24
-19
-19
-26
-20
-17
-12
-10
-15
-16
-14
-17
-16
-17
-19
-18
-19
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-28-26-26-25-24-23-22-22-22-23-22-21-21-23-24-25-26-25-23-22-23-22-20-18-17-18-19-19-19-20-20-21-22-23-24-18-17-18-20-17-14-11-10-12-13-14-16-18-19-20-21-21-23-17-15-12-13-11-8-6-7-10-10-11-15-16-16-19-18-18-22
Sunrise
6:07
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—
6:00
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:41
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:22
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—
Sunset
—
9:34
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—
9:42
—
—
9:50
—
—
9:59
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—
—
10:07
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—
10:16

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Fri 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.
2 hours ago
-13°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (28 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
moderate snow
Clouds developing.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
29 km
Mid: overcast
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-5°C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
65
Gales from the ESE
(65 kph at 120).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2674 km N
6m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
Davis
2683 km SW
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 80).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBelgranoII
2809 km S
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
-
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: few
2883 km N
16m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 260).
ASCATB263E68S
3029 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the NNE
(62 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATB264E68S
3051 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NNE
(60 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATB265E68S
3066 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NNE
(60 kph at 20).
- 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.