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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -21°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
250
100
1350
1350
1600
1250
4200
50
100
100
100
100
1450
1100
250
100
km/h
30
SW
40
SW
40
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
W
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
WNW
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Snowflake cm
5
2
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—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-14
-19
-20
-21
-21
-19
-17
-16
-16
-17
-17
-17
-17
-18
-18
-17
-16
-14
min °C
-16
-19
-21
-21
-21
-21
-18
-17
-17
-17
-17
-17
-18
-18
-18
-17
-16
-15
 chill °C
-28
-33
-36
-34
-32
-31
-18
-23
-17
-17
-22
-22
-27
-28
-29
-26
-22
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-27-29-30-30-28-27-26-25-25-25-27-28-27-27-26-25-25-22-24-25-26-26-25-23-22-21-21-22-23-24-23-23-22-22-21-15-19-21-21-21-20-18-17-17-17-17-17-18-18-18-17-16-15-10-12-14-14-15-17-13-12-15-13-13-15-11-11-13-11-9-12
Sunrise
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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12:00
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Sunset
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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12:00
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -21°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
-16°C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
Wind obs. (46 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
0.6 km
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 130).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1533 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (43 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
0.6 km
Mid: sky obscured
ASCATC144E64S
1793 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATC144E63S
1808 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATC143E64S
1812 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the W
(34 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATC143E63S
1827 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 266).
- 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.