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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Wed night, min -32°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the S by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat afternoon, min -30°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, gales from the S by Tue morning).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
200
100
150
500
1650
1550
1250
1350
1350
500
1150
1200
1250
1200
1000
1300
km/h
20
SW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
10
SSE
25
SSE
45
S
35
S
30
S
15
SSW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
ENE
20
SSE
45
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-28
-27
-28
-29
-31
-31
-31
-28
-28
-27
-27
-28
-28
-29
-28
-29
-29
min °C
-28
-27
-29
-30
-32
-32
-31
-30
-28
-28
-28
-28
-29
-29
-29
-30
-30
 chill °C
-40
-34
-39
-42
-32
-43
-46
-46
-44
-43
-33
-36
-39
-39
-34
-45
-50
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-30-31-32-34-34-33-32-31-31-32-32-32-33-32-32-33-28-27-29-30-32-32-31-29-28-28-28-28-29-29-29-30-30-26-27-29-30-30-30-30-27-25-24-23-23-24-25-25-26-26-24-26-28-28-29-28-25-22-19-18-18-19-21-24-22-22-22
Sunrise
7:28
7:20
7:13
7:05
6:56
Sunset
6:15
6:22
6:30
6:37
6:45
6:52

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Wed night, min -32°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the S by Fri night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat afternoon, min -30°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, gales from the S by Tue morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Discovery at the specific elevation of 2000 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
-20°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (19 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Amundsen-Scott Airport
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-70°C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
High: few
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
High: few
ASCATB245E68S
2634 km ESE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATB246E68S
2657 km ESE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 294).
- km
2674 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
ASCATB247E68S
2679 km ESE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATC248E68S
2705 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATB248E68S
2711 km ESE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB244E67S
2712 km ESE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 298).
- 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.