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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun afternoon, min -30°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri night, min -27°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1100
1200
1600
2050
1800
1650
1750
50
50
100
1200
350
50
km/h
45
SSW
55
SSW
40
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
NW
5
NNW
0
NW
0
WSW
10
SSW
35
SW
20
WSW
10
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
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—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-23
-26
-25
-26
-28
-30
-30
-28
-27
-27
-26
-25
-25
-25
-25
-22
-18
min °C
-24
-26
-26
-27
-30
-30
-30
-29
-28
-27
-27
-26
-25
-25
-25
-23
-21
 chill °C
-42
-44
-42
-40
-40
-38
-36
-39
-38
-32
-32
-26
-25
-30
-40
-34
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-35-35-34-35-36-37-38-37-36-36-35-34-34-34-31-29-29-31-31-30-32-34-34-34-33-33-32-31-30-30-30-28-25-24-26-26-27-29-30-30-29-28-27-27-26-25-25-25-23-20-17-21-23-25-28-27-28-27-25-24-27-24-24-24-21-20-19
Sunrise
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6:58
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—
6:50
—
—
6:41
—
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6:33
—
—
6:24
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—
Sunset
9:39
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—
8:46
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8:54
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9:01
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9:09
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9:17
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun afternoon, min -30°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri night, min -27°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning).

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
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-22°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
Clouds developing.
56
Near gales from the SSE
(56 kph at 160).
30 km
Mid: few
ASCATC205E68S
1721 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATB205E68S
1721 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATB201E67S
1741 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATC206E68S
1748 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATB206E68S
1751 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB207E68S
1758 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB202E67S
1762 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATC207E68S
1764 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 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.