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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri morning, min -28°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
1800
1750
300
500
150
100
100
350
150
250
1100
1350
1500
1300
1200
km/h
40
SW
30
SW
45
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
W
0
N
0
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-9
-10
-15
-14
-15
-16
-16
-16
-19
-20
-21
-22
-23
-24
-26
-27
-28
min °C
-9
-9
-15
-15
-15
-16
-16
-16
-18
-19
-20
-22
-23
-24
-25
-26
-28
-28
 chill °C
-19
-18
-27
-26
-22
-20
-21
-20
-18
-19
-20
-30
-31
-33
-32
-26
-36
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-21-21-22-22-21-20-20-22-23-24-25-27-28-29-30-31-33-17-16-17-19-19-18-18-18-20-22-22-24-25-26-27-28-29-30-9-9-13-15-15-16-16-16-17-19-20-22-23-24-25-26-28-28-4-4-7-10-11-16-15-15-17-15-15-17-18-19-23-22-23-28
Sunrise
5:50
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5:41
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5:33
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5:22
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5:13
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5:03
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Sunset
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9:50
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9:59
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10:07
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10:16
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10:25
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10:36

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri morning, min -28°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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.
3 hours ago
-7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 280 to 350 degs)
(15 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-5°C
-
Wind obs. (37 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
High: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-11°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
100
Stormy winds from the SE
(100 kph at 140).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB145E63S
1803 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATB144E63S
1812 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the W
(64 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB146E63S
1828 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATB148E63S
1829 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATB147E63S
1845 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 299).
- 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.