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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue night, min -32°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat night, min -31°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1350
1850
300
50
200
1450
1050
1300
1200
1350
1300
1500
1600
1250
350
km/h
45
SSW
35
SSW
15
SW
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
5
ESE
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
35
S
20
SSW
5
SSW
0
SSW
0
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-26
-28
-29
-28
-29
-30
-32
-32
-31
-30
-29
-28
-27
-27
-28
-29
min °C
-28
-29
-29
-28
-30
-30
-32
-32
-32
-31
-29
-28
-27
-27
-28
-29
 chill °C
-45
-43
-41
-36
-41
-42
-47
-40
-47
-47
-45
-44
-41
-34
-28
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:37
7:28
7:20
7:13
7:05
Sunset
6:15
6:22
6:30
6:37
6:45

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue night, min -32°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat night, min -31°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

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.
1 hour ago
-21°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (33 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
4.1 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
-
57
Near gales from the SE
(57 kph at 130).
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
ASCATC127E64S
2054 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SE
(46 kph at 135).
- km
ASCATB126E64S
2090 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SE
(52 kph at 134).
- km
ASCATC126E64S
2096 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SE
(53 kph at 136).
- km
WilkinsRunwayEast
2101 km WSW
755m alt.
3 hours ago
-28°C
-
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 60).
ASCATC125E64S
2128 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the ESE
(27 kph at 114).
- km
ASCATB125E64S
2132 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 110).
- km
ASCATC128E63S
2144 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ESE
(36 kph at 116).
- 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.