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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat afternoon, min -27°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, near gales from the SSW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu morning, min -31°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1400
1100
1200
1400
1050
450
1500
1700
1750
2600
1250
1600
2000
1450
300
km/h
40
SW
40
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
45
SSW
55
SSW
45
SSW
30
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-23
-21
-19
-19
-22
-23
-25
-26
-27
-27
-30
-30
-24
-22
-20
-18
min °C
-25
-22
-20
-22
-23
-24
-26
-27
-27
-29
-31
-30
-28
-24
-21
-19
 chill °C
-40
-37
-32
-36
-38
-41
-44
-43
-42
-29
-41
-41
-41
-38
-34
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-31-31-31-33-34-35-35-35-34-37-37-37-35-32-29-30-27-26-27-29-30-32-32-32-31-34-34-33-31-28-25-24-22-20-21-23-24-26-27-27-28-31-30-26-23-21-19-19-16-15-18-17-18-20-22-23-27-27-27-24-18-16-14
Sunrise
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6:18
—
—
7:09
—
—
6:01
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—
5:54
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—
5:46
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Sunset
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—
7:29
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—
8:36
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7:43
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7:51
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7:58
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat afternoon, min -27°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, near gales from the SSW by Sun night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu morning, min -31°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu 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
-23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-19°C
-
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 180).
ASCATC146E63S
1885 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATC145E63S
1898 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATC144E63S
1908 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATB144E63S
1911 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB143E63S
1924 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATC143E63S
1929 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATB142E63S
1938 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 233).
- 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.