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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed night, min -29°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu morning, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1650
2000
2050
1850
1400
350
250
1900
150
150
4600
km/h
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
5
W
60
SW
25
SW
15
NNW
10
SSW
5
NE
5
SSW
20
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-27
-28
-28
-27
-26
-25
-24
-22
-21
-21
-25
-26
-24
-24
-25
-24
-25
min °C
-26
-28
-29
-29
-28
-27
-26
-24
-23
-21
-22
-29
-27
-25
-25
-25
-24
-28
 chill °C
-40
-41
-43
-40
-40
-38
-35
-30
-28
-28
-27
-46
-41
-36
-34
-25
-24
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-36-36-36-36-35-34-33-32-32-35-35-33-33-34-34-34-30-31-33-33-33-32-31-30-29-28-27-31-32-29-30-30-30-31-26-28-29-29-28-27-26-24-23-21-22-27-27-25-25-25-24-27-24-25-27-26-25-25-22-21-20-18-18-22-23-23-24-22-22-25
Sunrise
6:58
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:33
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:16
—
—
Sunset
—
8:46
—
—
8:54
—
—
9:01
—
—
9:09
—
—
9:17
—
—
9:25
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed night, min -29°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu morning, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

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
-23°C
clear
Clear
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 80).
10.0 km
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
High: few
hy2c192E65S
1699 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 240).
- km
hy2c187E65S
1702 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NE
(21 kph at 35).
- km
hy2c188E65S
1706 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 28).
- km
hy2c190E65S
1712 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the WSW
(14 kph at 250).
- km
hy2c196E66S
1721 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the N
(55 kph at 2).
- km
hy2c187E64S
1731 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 30).
- km
hy2c191E65S
1740 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 232).
- km
hy2c202E67S
1741 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the N
(48 kph at 0).
- 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.