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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat night, min -23°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon afternoon, min -14°C on Sun morning). Mainly gales.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
100
100
150
400
200
450
1150
1400
1250
350
300
1100
1150
400
300
400
500
500
km/h
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
15
SSW
30
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
60
SSW
60
SSW
45
SSW
55
SW
55
SSW
55
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
3
10
4
6
10
2
1
7
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-21
-23
-21
-19
-17
-16
-16
-15
-14
-14
-14
-13
-14
-12
-12
-12
-13
-13
min °C
-21
-23
-23
-20
-18
-17
-16
-16
-16
-14
-14
-14
-14
-13
-13
-13
-13
-14
 chill °C
-28
-33
-32
-30
-30
-30
-27
-24
-27
-27
-27
-27
-28
-27
-26
-26
-26
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-32-30-27-25-25-26-25-26-25-23-24-23-24-24-24-26-25-28-28-27-24-22-21-22-21-22-21-20-20-19-19-19-20-21-20-21-23-22-20-18-17-16-16-15-14-14-14-14-13-13-13-13-14-17-16-20-15-12-12-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-7
Sunrise
4:20
—
—
4:07
—
—
3:55
—
—
12:00
—
—
3:24
—
—
3:04
—
—
Sunset
—
—
11:20
—
—
11:32
—
—
11:46
12:00
—
—
12:02
—
—
12:21
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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 -14°C on Sat night, min -23°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon afternoon, min -14°C on Sun morning). Mainly gales.

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
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC122E63S
2218 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SE
(59 kph at 136).
- km
ASCATC121E63S
2300 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the SE
(64 kph at 134).
- km
ASCATC122E62S
2305 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the SE
(64 kph at 134).
- km
ASCATC123E62S
2330 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SE
(61 kph at 135).
- km
ASCATC121E62S
2336 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
69
Gales from the SE
(69 kph at 140).
- km
ASCATC120E62S
2352 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the SE
(65 kph at 143).
- km
ASCATC119E62S
2369 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SE
(56 kph at 134).
- km
ASCATC123E61S
2383 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 113).
- 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.