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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu morning, min -30°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, gales from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri afternoon, min -27°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4900
4600
3100
1900
300
150
1350
1650
200
250
2050
150
150
km/h
15
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
15
SSW
60
SW
65
SW
30
SW
10
NNW
5
SE
5
E
15
SSW
30
SSW
5
NW
10
NNW
0
N
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
3
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-30
-28
-25
-24
-23
-20
-19
-22
-26
-24
-22
-24
-26
-26
-25
-24
-24
-24
min °C
-30
-29
-27
-24
-23
-22
-20
-26
-27
-24
-23
-26
-26
-27
-27
-24
-24
-25
 chill °C
-42
-42
-41
-36
-30
-26
-28
-46
-47
-38
-31
-31
-26
-40
-42
-29
-31
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-35-36-34-32-31-31-32-34-33-31-31-33-35-35-33-31-31-32-32-32-30-28-27-26-29-31-30-27-28-30-32-31-30-28-28-30-29-26-24-23-21-20-24-27-24-23-25-26-27-26-24-24-25-26-25-24-21-20-18-15-17-20-19-20-24-22-24-26-23-23-26
Sunrise
6:50
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:33
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:07
—
—
Sunset
—
8:54
—
—
9:01
—
—
9:09
—
—
9:17
—
—
9:25
—
—
9:34
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu morning, min -30°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, gales from the SW by Thu night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri afternoon, min -27°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-33°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-29°C
clear
Clear
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-25°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 340).
40 km
Mid: few
1533 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC137E63S
1929 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATC138E63S
1935 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATB137E63S
1955 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATB136E63S
1960 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 283).
- 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.