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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu morning, min -27°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue afternoon, min -25°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
350
100
1350
500
1350
1450
1600
2200
4900
4550
350
1100
1200
500
km/h
10
WSW
45
SW
30
SW
10
WSW
5
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SW
5
W
10
SW
15
SW
5
W
5
W
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
1.7
1.2
0.8
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
0.2
1.2
max °C
-16
-18
-17
-17
-18
-20
-22
-22
-26
-23
-22
-23
-19
-18
-16
-12
-11
-11
min °C
-16
-18
-19
-17
-18
-23
-23
-25
-27
-25
-23
-25
-21
-19
-19
-14
-11
-13
 chill °C
-22
-32
-26
-23
-18
-33
-33
-34
-35
-25
-23
-30
-21
-25
-26
-21
-14
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-33-35-34-34-34-32-32-31-28-28-29-30-29-28-26-25-24-28-30-30-29-29-29-30-30-28-26-26-26-26-26-24-22-21-21-21-26-24-22-23-24-27-27-27-25-24-24-23-21-19-17-15-15-16-18-18-17-18-22-23-24-27-24-23-24-20-19-18-13-11-12
Sunrise
6:33
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6:24
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—
6:16
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—
6:07
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6:00
—
—
5:50
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Sunset
—
9:09
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—
9:17
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—
9:25
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—
9:34
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—
9:42
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—
9:50
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu morning, min -27°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue afternoon, min -25°C on Sun morning). 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
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (74 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
1.9 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
-
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
50 km
Mid: few
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
State of sky unchanged.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 170).
50 km
Mid: overcast
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
-15°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 130).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBelgranoII
2809 km S
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-27°C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
2883 km N
16m alt.
57 minutes ago
9°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 290).
ASCATC100E61S
2977 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the N
(48 kph at 0).
- km
ASCATC99E61S
2993 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the N
(45 kph at 7).
- km
ASCATC100E60S
3009 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 356).
- 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.