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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu morning, min -20°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Fri night).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
400
300
350
400
550
550
1300
1250
1200
500
1100
1750
1750
1200
200
km/h
35
SSW
45
SSW
60
SSW
60
SSW
50
SSW
35
SSW
20
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
8
6
3
7
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-13
-12
-14
-13
-12
-13
-13
-14
-14
-14
-14
-13
-13
-14
-15
-16
-17
min °C
-14
-13
-14
-14
-13
-14
-13
-14
-15
-14
-15
-14
-14
-14
-15
-16
-19
 chill °C
-26
-25
-28
-28
-26
-25
-22
-26
-27
-21
-24
-24
-24
-24
-27
-28
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-24-23-23-25-25-26-26-26-25-25-25-25-25-25-26-27-20-20-19-19-20-20-21-21-21-21-21-21-20-20-21-22-23-14-13-14-14-13-14-13-14-15-14-15-14-14-14-15-16-18-7-7-6-6-7-7-7-9-7-7-12-8-8-8-8-10-12
Sunrise
—
—
3:24
—
—
3:04
—
—
2:41
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:00
—
12:02
—
—
12:21
—
—
12:45
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu morning, min -20°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Fri night).

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
-8°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
High: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 300).
50 km
Mid: clear
1533 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: overcast
WilkinsRunwayEast
2101 km WSW
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 250).
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 30).
50 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB247E71S
2388 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SW
(32 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATC247E71S
2388 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATC243E70S
2396 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 245).
- 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.