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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2050
1900
1900
1000
450
400
200
450
300
250
1450
1450
200
1100
200
km/h
50
SW
35
SW
15
SW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
40
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
15
SW
20
SW
45
SW
45
SW
35
SSW
20
SSW
5
SSW
5
N
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
2
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-25
-21
-19
-19
-18
-21
-21
-19
-16
-13
-12
-13
-14
-14
-16
-15
-16
min °C
-27
-26
-25
-20
-19
-20
-21
-22
-23
-17
-13
-12
-13
-14
-16
-16
-16
-18
 chill °C
-45
-42
-38
-27
-24
-33
-36
-34
-37
-28
-21
-20
-25
-27
-26
-25
-20
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-33-31-30-29-31-31-28-24-24-23-23-22-23-23-23-24-32-31-29-27-25-25-27-27-25-21-20-19-19-19-20-20-20-21-27-26-23-20-19-19-21-22-21-17-13-12-13-14-15-16-16-17-21-21-22-19-17-16-15-16-19-12-10-9-7-8-11-11-12-15
Sunrise
6:16
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—
6:07
—
—
6:00
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:41
—
—
5:33
—
—
Sunset
—
9:25
—
—
9:34
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:50
—
—
9:59
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—
—
10:07

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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 -18°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Sun night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm 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
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (57 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
2.8 km
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
ASCATC197E66S
1733 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATC196E66S
1741 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATC201E66S
1751 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATC202E66S
1755 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 36).
- km
ASCATC200E66S
1756 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SW
(18 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATC196E65S
1757 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATC203E67S
1760 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the ENE
(14 kph at 57).
- km
ASCATC199E66S
1761 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 220).
- 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.