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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu night, min -26°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
400
600
0
1450
1300
150
1100
200
150
1200
1550
1300
1350
1450
1650
1400
1700
2150
km/h
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-26
-25
-24
-23
-21
-20
-20
-18
-16
-15
-14
-15
-15
-15
-16
-16
-14
min °C
-26
-26
-26
-25
-24
-23
-20
-20
-20
-17
-15
-15
-15
-16
-16
-17
-16
-16
 chill °C
-39
-40
-38
-32
-33
-32
-29
-30
-32
-29
-27
-27
-25
-26
-20
-22
-22
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-31-31-31-31-30-28-28-27-25-24-25-25-25-24-24-24-24-29-29-29-28-28-27-25-25-23-21-20-21-21-21-21-21-21-20-26-26-26-25-24-22-20-20-19-17-15-15-15-16-16-17-16-15-22-21-22-20-18-17-14-14-15-11-9-10-11-12-14-13-13-14
Sunrise
4:43
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—
4:31
—
—
4:20
—
—
4:07
—
—
3:55
—
—
12:00
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Sunset
—
—
10:57
—
—
11:07
—
—
11:20
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—
11:32
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—
11:46
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 -18°C on Thu night, min -26°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm 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.
3 hours ago
-22°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-21°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 080 to 140 degs)
(17 kph at 110).
10.0 km
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
ASCATC135E64S
1915 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 343).
- km
ASCATC134E64S
1921 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATC137E63S
1941 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NNW
(34 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATC136E63S
1941 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNW
(36 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATC135E63S
1953 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the N
(29 kph at 349).
- km
ASCATC133E64S
1964 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the N
(34 kph at 10).
- km
ASCATC134E63S
1966 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 4).
- 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.