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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Mon 09 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun morning, min -17°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Mon
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
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
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
100
150
1850
1950
1450
350
500
300
100
400
300
1750
1800
1850
1900
2000
1650
km/h
5
S
10
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
40
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
2
4
3
8
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-20
-20
-19
-16
-15
-15
-14
-15
-15
-15
-14
-15
-15
-16
-15
-15
-14
min °C
-20
-20
-19
-17
-15
-16
-15
-16
-16
-15
-16
-15
-16
-17
-16
-16
-15
 chill °C
-20
-27
-29
-28
-27
-30
-28
-28
-28
-27
-28
-27
-28
-30
-29
-30
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-29-29-28-27-26-27-26-26-27-27-28-28-28-27-27-25-26-25-24-23-22-22-22-22-21-22-22-23-23-23-23-22-20-20-19-17-15-16-15-16-16-15-15-15-16-17-16-16-15-13-16-12-10-8-8-7-9-9-8-9-8-8-10-8-8-8
Sunrise
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun morning, min -17°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

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.
2 hours ago
-15°C
light snow
Light snow.
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 140).
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-15°C
clear
Haze -.
22
Moderate winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 090 to 160 degs)
(22 kph at 120).
4.3 km
Low: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: broken
ASCATB227E66S
2422 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SSW
(61 kph at 194).
- km
ASCATB228E66S
2436 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SSW
(59 kph at 194).
- km
ASCATB229E66S
2461 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SSW
(56 kph at 201).
- km
ASCATB234E67S
2473 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the S
(55 kph at 183).
- km
ASCATB225E65S
2474 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATB226E65S
2482 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSW
(53 kph at 205).
- km
ASCATB230E66S
2485 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSW
(53 kph at 202).
- 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.