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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
950
300
250
500
450
300
400
400
100
100
100
100
550
300
1150
1950
2150
4500
km/h
40
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
5
WNW
0
NNW
5
N
5
W
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
1.4
1.5
2
0.6
0.3
0.9
0.4
—
0.2
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-7
-6
-4
-4
-5
-8
-9
-13
-14
-14
-16
-14
-15
-17
-19
-20
-22
min °C
-13
-8
-7
-5
-4
-8
-8
-10
-16
-14
-14
-17
-14
-16
-19
-20
-20
-23
 chill °C
-25
-16
-15
-12
-11
-14
-14
-10
-16
-14
-18
-21
-18
-21
-26
-27
-24
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-24-24-23-22-22-22-22-22-21-21-22-24-25-27-26-26-26-22-20-19-18-17-17-18-18-19-19-19-20-22-23-25-25-24-24-19-15-12-11-10-11-13-13-15-17-17-18-19-21-22-23-23-23-12-8-7-5-4-7-8-10-15-14-14-17-14-16-18-20-20-23
Sunrise
6:00
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:41
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:13
—
—
Sunset
—
9:42
—
—
9:50
—
—
9:59
—
—
—
10:07
—
—
10:16
—
—
10:25

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -23°C on Sat 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
-16°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
57
Near gales from the S
(57 kph at 170).
3.1 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
ASCATB203E66S
1796 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATB202E66S
1799 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATB201E66S
1802 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the SW
(62 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB200E66S
1806 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the SW
(62 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATB204E66S
1806 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SSW
(59 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATB201E65S
1841 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATB205E66S
1842 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSW
(53 kph at 213).
- km
ASCATB202E65S
1862 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 216).
- 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.