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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu morning, min -20°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the S by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun morning, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
450
1300
300
550
2050
2100
1650
1150
1150
200
100
100
300
km/h
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
0
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
S
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Snowflake cm
1
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—
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-14
-13
-13
-14
-15
-16
-17
-19
-19
-20
-19
-19
-19
-22
-22
-22
min °C
-15
-13
-13
-15
-16
-16
-18
-19
-20
-20
-20
-19
-21
-22
-22
-23
 chill °C
-26
-24
-23
-23
-23
-24
-29
-31
-32
-32
-29
-23
-26
-29
-22
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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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 -13°C on Thu morning, min -20°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the S by Fri morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun morning, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
0.6 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-10°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
High: scattered
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
1533 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: sky obscured
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB175E64S
1691 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
1696 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the N
(38 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1700 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the N
(40 kph at 4).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1705 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 356).
- 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.