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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sat 14 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1950
1950
1650
1900
2550
1650
250
500
1150
1700
1350
300
1300
150
100
300
200
km/h
20
SW
30
SSW
20
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
35
SW
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
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—
—
1
5
4
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—
1.1
3
1.3
11
6
5
4
max °C
-8
-8
-8
-7
-5
-4
-5
-5
-8
-4
-2
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-3
min °C
-8
-8
-9
-7
-5
-7
-5
-7
-9
-7
-3
-2
-3
-1
-2
-2
-2
-6
 chill °C
-16
-17
-16
-15
-12
-14
-13
-16
-18
-15
-9
-8
-11
-7
-7
-9
-9
-12
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-28-28-27-25-24-25-25-23-22-21-20-20-21-22-22-22-24-23-23-22-21-20-19-21-21-19-17-16-16-15-16-17-17-18-16-15-15-15-13-11-12-14-16-13-10-8-9-8-8-10-10-11-8-8-9-7-5-6-5-6-9-6-3-2-3-1-2-2-2-5
Sunrise
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
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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: Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
High: few
ASCATB183E65S
1612 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATB184E65S
1617 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATB185E65S
1656 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SW
(58 kph at 220).
- km
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
ASCATB186E65S
1674 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB184E64S
1678 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB185E64S
1684 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 219).
- 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.