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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Fri 06 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2000
350
300
450
300
200
100
100
100
3650
4650
1600
2000
500
450
500
1200
km/h
20
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
0
ENE
5
NE
5
W
0
ENE
0
NE
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
5
S
10
SSW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
0.1
0.2
0.4
0.4
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
0.4
0.1
max °C
-7
-7
-9
-8
-8
-10
-11
-11
-13
-12
-12
-13
-11
-10
-9
-7
-8
-9
min °C
-8
-8
-11
-8
-8
-12
-11
-11
-16
-13
-13
-15
-12
-11
-11
-8
-8
-11
 chill °C
-15
-12
-15
-8
-11
-12
-11
-11
-21
-13
-18
-21
-16
-16
-18
-17
-17
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-24-25-25-25-25-26-26-27-28-28-29-29-28-28-28-28-27-20-20-21-21-21-22-22-23-24-25-25-25-25-23-23-23-23-23-15-15-15-15-15-16-18-18-19-19-19-19-18-17-16-16-16-16-8-8-10-8-8-11-11-11-15-13-13-14-12-11-10-8-8-10
Sunrise
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
—
—
12:00
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—
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
73 km NE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
39 minutes ago
-11°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
78
Severe gales from the SSE
(78 kph at 150).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC179E65S
1612 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATC181E65S
1612 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATB179E65S
1613 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATB180E65S
1617 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATC180E65S
1619 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 281).
- 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.