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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Sat morning). Mainly near gales.

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
Cloud base (m)
350
300
350
100
300
1400
2000
1850
450
1150
1400
1800
1700
200
500
km/h
60
SSW
50
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
45
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
55
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
40
SSW
20
WSW
40
SW
50
S
35
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
5
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
9
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-14
-15
-16
-15
-14
-14
-15
-16
-16
-16
-16
-16
-14
-12
-11
-11
-13
-12
min °C
-15
-16
-17
-15
-14
-15
-16
-16
-17
-17
-16
-16
-16
-14
-12
-12
-16
-15
 chill °C
-29
-30
-30
-27
-26
-27
-28
-28
-31
-31
-31
-30
-30
-26
-22
-23
-30
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-28-27-26-26-27-28-28-28-28-29-28-27-26-25-24-25-24-22-23-23-22-21-22-23-23-24-23-24-23-22-21-20-19-21-20-15-16-17-15-14-15-16-16-17-17-16-16-15-13-12-12-15-14-7-8-12-9-7-9-8-9-11-9-8-9-8-6-7-5-7-8
Sunrise
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Sat morning). Mainly near gales.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Discovery at the specific elevation of 1000 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.
1 hour ago
-11°C
light snow
Light snow.
50
Strong winds from the SSE
(50 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
ASCATB181E65S
1596 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB180E65S
1616 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB180E64S
1628 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB179E64S
1629 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATB171E64S
1634 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WNW
(45 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATB170E64S
1638 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB181E64S
1639 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WNW
(56 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB172E64S
1644 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 295).
- 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.