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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue morning, min -23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1950
450
450
100
50
100
500
350
350
250
500
550
600
1250
km/h
20
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
0.9
1.1
1.9
1.1
0.3
0.1
1.2
0.2
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-20
-21
-17
-16
-13
-13
-13
-15
-9
-8
-6
-6
-7
-13
-14
-14
-19
min °C
-21
-23
-19
-17
-17
-13
-13
-18
-11
-8
-7
-6
-10
-15
-14
-16
-20
 chill °C
-30
-31
-24
-21
-23
-23
-22
-27
-18
-13
-13
-13
-15
-21
-18
-20
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-33-31-29-28-27-29-28-23-23-22-22-21-21-22-22-24-31-29-26-25-24-24-25-24-20-19-18-17-17-19-20-20-22-26-23-19-18-17-19-20-20-15-12-11-12-12-16-18-19-21-21-22-18-17-15-13-13-17-10-8-7-6-9-14-14-15-20
Sunrise
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:00
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:41
—
—
5:33
—
—
Sunset
9:25
—
—
9:34
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:50
—
—
9:59
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—
—
10:07

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue morning, min -23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -20°C on Thu 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
-19°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-22°C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 350).
40 km
Mid: few
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Mid: few
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-11°C
Clouds dissolving.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1533 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Mid: few
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-6°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
81
Severe gales from the SE
(81 kph at 130).
0.2 km
Mid: sky obscured
ASCATB233E69S
2261 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NNW
(52 kph at 338).
- km
ASCATB234E69S
2283 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NNW
(52 kph at 339).
- km
ASCATB235E69S
2317 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNW
(49 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATC236E69S
2332 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNW
(46 kph at 346).
- 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.