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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue night, min -29°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon morning, min -30°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1450
5700
1800
2000
1450
1500
1700
1650
1500
950
1200
1400
km/h
70
SSW
30
SSW
15
NNW
5
NNW
10
S
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-27
-23
-25
-27
-29
-29
-28
-26
-26
-28
-29
-29
-27
-25
-25
-24
-24
min °C
-27
-25
-25
-28
-29
-29
-29
-27
-27
-29
-30
-29
-28
-26
-25
-25
-24
 chill °C
-47
-42
-35
-28
-35
-43
-46
-42
-40
-42
-43
-44
-43
-39
-35
-33
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-32-28-29-32-35-34-35-34-35-35-35-35-35-34-34-35-31-29-25-27-30-32-32-31-31-32-32-32-32-31-30-30-30-27-24-25-28-29-29-29-27-27-29-30-29-28-26-25-25-24-21-22-24-25-29-27-26-23-22-25-28-27-25-23-21-21-21
Sunrise
6:41
6:33
6:26
6:18
7:09
Sunset
6:59
7:07
7:14
7:21
7:29
8:36

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue night, min -29°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon morning, min -30°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

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.
2 hours ago
-20°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB204E68S
1706 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NW
(55 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATB205E68S
1714 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NW
(55 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATB200E67S
1724 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNW
(49 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATB201E67S
1744 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 325).
- km
ASCATB202E67S
1761 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATB203E67S
1790 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATB204E67S
1802 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATB200E66S
1824 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATB205E67S
1825 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NW
(47 kph at 325).
- 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.