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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat afternoon, min -32°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, gales from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed night, min -31°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon morning, calm by Mon night).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1800
2050
1650
1000
1150
1350
1900
950
450
2100
200
350
4650
3400
3350
3250
km/h
40
SSW
35
SSW
45
S
35
S
30
S
20
S
30
SSW
50
SSW
70
S
40
S
40
S
5
WSW
10
NNW
5
ESE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-31
-31
-29
-27
-26
-26
-28
-30
-30
-30
-31
-29
-29
-30
-29
-27
-25
-24
min °C
-32
-31
-31
-27
-26
-27
-29
-30
-31
-31
-31
-31
-29
-30
-30
-28
-26
-25
 chill °C
-50
-48
-49
-43
-40
-41
-46
-49
-53
-49
-49
-40
-38
-30
-42
-40
-36
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-35-34-32-31-31-33-35-35-34-35-33-31-32-33-31-29-28-32-31-30-27-26-27-29-30-31-31-31-30-29-30-30-28-26-25-27-26-24-22-21-21-22-24-26-26-27-27-30-30-28-26-22-20-22-22-20-16-17-18-18-17-19-21-23-27-27-27-27-22-19-19
Sunrise
6:26
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—
6:18
—
—
7:09
—
—
6:01
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:46
—
—
Sunset
—
7:21
—
—
7:29
—
—
8:36
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:51
—
—
7:58
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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 -26°C on Sat afternoon, min -32°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, gales from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed night, min -31°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon morning, calm by Mon night).

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
-23°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (52 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
6.0 km
hy2c186E65S
1656 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 288).
- km
hy2c185E65S
1669 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 288).
- km
hy2c189E65S
1676 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 290).
- km
hy2c187E65S
1681 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 285).
- km
hy2c193E66S
1690 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 288).
- km
hy2c194E66S
1690 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 285).
- km
hy2c185E64S
1696 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 288).
- km
hy2c188E65S
1700 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 288).
- 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.