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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Mon 09 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue night, min -20°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the SSW by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
200
150
350
1700
1800
1400
350
400
400
600
300
1450
2050
1300
1300
450
1200
400
km/h
5
SE
5
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
40
SW
55
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
35
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
1
3
2
—
—
—
—
3
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-20
-20
-20
-18
-16
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-16
-16
-16
-16
-14
-14
min °C
-20
-20
-20
-19
-17
-16
-15
-15
-16
-15
-16
-16
-16
-16
-17
-16
-15
-15
 chill °C
-20
-26
-28
-29
-27
-28
-29
-28
-30
-27
-29
-28
-28
-28
-30
-29
-28
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-29-30-29-29-28-27-27-27-27-26-27-28-29-28-27-26-25-25-25-25-25-24-23-22-22-22-22-22-22-23-24-24-23-22-21-20-20-20-19-17-16-15-15-16-15-16-16-16-16-17-16-15-15-14-13-16-12-10-8-7-8-9-8-8-10-8-9-10-8-7-9
Sunrise
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
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 Tue night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue night, min -20°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the SSW by Wed morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Sat 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
light snow
Light snow.
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
42 minutes ago
-15°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
42 minutes ago
-7°C
-
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 100).
hy2c181E65S
1614 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 252).
- km
hy2c182E65S
1635 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 242).
- km
hy2c183E65S
1642 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 242).
- km
hy2c184E65S
1643 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 240).
- km
hy2c182E64S
1645 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 250).
- 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.