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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun morning, min -27°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed morning, min -21°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Mon night).

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
100
1300
1400
1350
1450
1550
7550
400
1750
300
450
km/h
70
SW
45
SW
10
SW
5
S
35
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
S
15
SSW
25
SW
40
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-22
-22
-22
-23
-27
-26
-23
-21
-21
-20
-18
-18
-14
-12
-12
-12
min °C
-26
-25
-22
-22
-26
-27
-27
-26
-21
-21
-21
-19
-18
-17
-13
-12
-12
 chill °C
-46
-43
-30
-27
-43
-44
-43
-38
-21
-26
-21
-28
-29
-29
-24
-22
-21
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-35-33-33-33-33-33-31-30-29-29-28-27-25-25-25-23-30-30-29-29-30-30-30-28-26-25-25-25-23-21-20-20-18-26-24-22-22-25-27-27-25-21-21-21-19-18-16-13-12-12-18-19-18-17-20-22-22-24-21-20-22-17-14-11-7-6-9
Sunrise
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:00
—
—
5:50
—
—
Sunset
9:09
—
—
9:17
—
—
9:25
—
—
9:34
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:50
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun morning, min -27°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed morning, min -21°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Mon 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.
2 hours ago
-18°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (33 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
1.7 km
Mid: few
High: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-23°C
-
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 160).
50 km
Mid: few
ASCATB197E66S
1770 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
73
Gales from the ENE
(73 kph at 62).
- km
ASCATB203E67S
1773 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NE
(58 kph at 34).
- km
ASCATB198E66S
1775 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
72
Gales from the ENE
(72 kph at 66).
- km
ASCATC203E67S
1788 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NNE
(56 kph at 32).
- km
ASCATC204E67S
1800 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NNE
(56 kph at 27).
- km
ASCATB204E67S
1802 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNE
(53 kph at 28).
- km
ASCATC199E66S
1806 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
73
Gales from the ENE
(73 kph at 58).
- km
ASCATB199E66S
1811 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the ENE
(68 kph at 60).
- 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.