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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the SW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue afternoon, min -22°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1600
1400
1300
2050
1900
1900
250
350
1700
1500
300
300
1400
1550
1250
km/h
10
SW
5
SSW
45
SW
50
SW
40
SW
20
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
S
35
SW
45
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
45
SSW
55
SSW
55
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
3
10
2
1
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-21
-22
-24
-26
-25
-21
-19
-19
-18
-21
-22
-14
-13
-10
-10
-14
-13
-14
min °C
-22
-22
-27
-27
-25
-24
-20
-19
-20
-22
-22
-20
-13
-12
-15
-15
-14
-14
 chill °C
-22
-28
-46
-45
-40
-36
-27
-25
-32
-37
-37
-34
-24
-24
-30
-29
-26
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-33-34-34-33-33-31-30-30-31-32-25-22-23-21-23-24-23-29-29-30-31-30-29-27-26-26-27-28-22-18-19-18-20-20-20-22-22-26-27-25-23-20-19-19-22-22-17-13-11-13-15-14-14-18-18-21-20-20-22-19-18-18-16-16-14-8-5-6-8-8-11
Sunrise
6:24
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—
6:16
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:00
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:41
—
—
Sunset
—
9:17
—
—
9:25
—
—
9:34
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:50
—
—
9:59
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the SW by Fri night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue afternoon, min -22°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Wed 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
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
clear
Clear
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB176E64S
1695 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the ENE
(38 kph at 78).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1696 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ENE
(39 kph at 78).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1698 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the ENE
(37 kph at 78).
- km
ASCATB176E63S
1707 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 71).
- km
ASCATB177E63S
1707 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 74).
- km
ASCATB175E63S
1718 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ENE
(39 kph at 73).
- km
ASCATB178E63S
1723 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the ENE
(34 kph at 74).
- km
ASCATB172E63S
1764 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 88).
- 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.