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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu morning, min -23°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -19°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1450
2050
1900
1100
2000
1550
150
550
300
150
3650
0
100
7550
8100
100
km/h
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
S
5
S
20
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-23
-21
-19
-18
-17
-16
-16
-19
-19
-18
-16
-14
-13
-12
-12
-12
-12
min °C
-23
-22
-20
-19
-18
-16
-17
-20
-19
-19
-18
-15
-14
-13
-12
-12
-15
 chill °C
-32
-30
-29
-28
-25
-16
-27
-31
-30
-28
-24
-15
-19
-16
-12
-12
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-33-32-31-29-28-27-29-29-28-25-24-23-23-23-23-24-29-28-27-26-25-23-23-25-25-24-22-20-19-18-18-18-19-23-22-20-19-18-16-17-20-19-19-17-15-14-13-12-12-14-17-19-15-13-16-13-11-14-13-12-15-11-10-12-9-8-11
Sunrise
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:00
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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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 -16°C on Thu morning, min -23°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat night, min -19°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon 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.
2 hours ago
-18°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
-
57
Near gales from the SSE
(57 kph at 150).
40 km
Mid: few
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB179E64S
1725 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 41).
- km
ASCATB180E64S
1736 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 40).
- km
ASCATB181E64S
1740 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the N
(12 kph at 7).
- km
ASCATB182E64S
1756 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATB183E64S
1763 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the ENE
(14 kph at 66).
- km
ASCATC183E64S
1764 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 79).
- km
ASCATB184E64S
1773 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 65).
- 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.