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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Fri 06 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed afternoon, min -19°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, near gales from the SSW by Wed morning).

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1750
400
200
400
250
150
100
100
100
1850
200
450
1450
2100
550
450
500
400
km/h
30
SW
15
SSW
5
SW
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
N
0
N
5
S
5
S
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
55
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
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2
1
1
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-14
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-17
-18
-18
-19
-19
-19
-18
-17
-16
-16
-15
-16
min °C
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-17
-18
-18
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-18
-17
-16
-16
-16
 chill °C
-25
-23
-20
-15
-19
-17
-18
-18
-19
-24
-26
-28
-29
-28
-28
-30
-30
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-24-25-25-25-25-26-26-27-28-29-29-29-28-29-29-28-27-20-20-21-21-21-22-22-23-24-25-25-25-25-24-24-24-23-23-15-15-15-15-15-16-18-18-19-19-19-19-19-18-17-16-16-16-8-8-11-8-8-12-11-11-15-13-13-15-13-11-11-8-8-11
Sunrise
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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12:00
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Sunset
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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12:00
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed afternoon, min -19°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, near gales from the SSW by Wed 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-11°C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 050 to 110 degs)
(24 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mcmurdo Williams
73 km NE
22m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
ASCATC136E64S
1910 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 185).
- km
ASCATC135E64S
1911 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the S
(32 kph at 180).
- km
ASCATC134E64S
1916 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the S
(32 kph at 177).
- km
ASCATC136E63S
1933 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the S
(39 kph at 185).
- km
ASCATC133E64S
1948 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 177).
- km
ASCATB133E64S
1949 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 173).
- 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.