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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Fri 11 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun night, min -23°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -20°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
550
1500
2050
1950
2100
1800
2000
1750
1500
500
200
300
150
1150
1400
1400
1300
km/h
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
25
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SW
5
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
25
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.6
1.3
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.6
0.4
0.7
max °C
-19
-20
-21
-21
-16
-14
-12
-11
-12
-11
-11
-13
-15
-16
-19
-20
-18
min °C
-20
-21
-21
-23
-23
-15
-13
-12
-13
-11
-12
-14
-17
-18
-19
-20
-19
 chill °C
-30
-31
-28
-33
-34
-26
-23
-19
-18
-18
-17
-14
-24
-27
-33
-34
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-29-30-29-29-27-26-25-25-26-27-28-28-28-29-30-30-26-26-26-26-26-24-22-21-21-22-23-23-24-26-28-28-28-24-23-23-23-22-20-17-15-15-17-16-17-19-23-26-26-25-20-21-21-22-20-15-13-12-13-11-12-14-16-17-19-20-19
Sunrise
8:08
8:00
7:52
7:45
7:37
Sunset
5:38
5:45
5:53
6:00
6:08
6:15

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun night, min -23°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -20°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

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
-20°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 110 to 180 degs)
(20 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
hy2c181E65S
1628 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 325).
- km
hy2c184E65S
1632 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 8).
- km
hy2c182E65S
1633 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 10).
- km
hy2c183E65S
1638 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(37 kph at 15).
- km
hy2c186E65S
1638 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 2).
- km
hy2c187E65S
1659 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 2).
- km
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
hy2c178E64S
1662 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 200).
- km
hy2c182E64S
1668 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the N
(45 kph at 355).
- 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.