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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sat 14 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Sat night, near gales from the SSW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, near gales from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1900
1850
1850
1600
1800
2000
2000
950
250
1200
250
250
350
350
400
200
km/h
50
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
55
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SW
45
SW
55
SSW
50
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
3
8
3
3
4
1
3
7
14
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-17
-16
-15
-14
-14
-13
-9
-12
-15
-12
-9
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
min °C
-18
-16
-16
-15
-15
-13
-12
-12
-16
-16
-10
-9
-8
-9
-8
-11
 chill °C
-32
-29
-29
-27
-27
-25
-23
-25
-29
-30
-20
-19
-19
-20
-20
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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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
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12:00
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Sat night, near gales from the SSW by Mon morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, near gales from the SSW by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
-15°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
-
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 260).
40 km
Mid: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-11°C
-
59
Near gales from the SE
(59 kph at 130).
1533 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC179E65S
1607 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SSW
(43 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATC180E65S
1617 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATC181E65S
1629 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATC182E65S
1642 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 223).
- 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.