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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sun 08 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue night, min -20°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -17°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
100
100
100
200
200
1550
1750
1800
1500
400
500
250
100
100
350
1400
1400
1700
km/h
0
ENE
5
N
0
SSW
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
35
SW
50
SSW
50
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
4
7
2
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-19
-18
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-16
-15
-14
-15
-15
-17
-17
-16
-17
-16
-15
min °C
-19
-19
-19
-20
-19
-19
-19
-17
-16
-15
-15
-16
-17
-17
-17
-17
-16
-16
 chill °C
-19
-19
-19
-24
-24
-26
-29
-28
-28
-28
-29
-28
-29
-29
-29
-29
-27
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-26-28-29-29-30-29-29-29-28-27-28-27-27-27-27-28-29-23-23-24-25-25-25-25-24-24-23-22-23-23-23-23-23-23-24-19-19-19-20-19-19-19-17-16-15-15-16-17-17-17-17-16-16-12-12-15-13-13-14-12-10-9-7-8-10-10-11-11-10-9-10
Sunrise
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
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
—
—
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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue night, min -20°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -17°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Fri 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.
58 minutes ago
-15°C
clear
Haze -.
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 90).
5.0 km
Low: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
ASCATC181E65S
1590 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB180E65S
1602 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATB181E65S
1606 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB182E65S
1625 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATC183E65S
1626 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATC182E65S
1628 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB183E65S
1631 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATB179E64S
1633 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 278).
- 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.