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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Fri 30 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat afternoon, min -26°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue afternoon, min -25°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1600
1500
3600
0
150
100
100
100
300
400
400
50
350
km/h
15
S
10
SSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
SE
10
SSE
25
S
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
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—
—
—
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1
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-24
-22
-21
-21
-21
-21
-22
-25
-24
-23
-22
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
min °C
-26
-25
-23
-22
-21
-21
-22
-24
-25
-25
-24
-22
-22
-21
-21
-21
-21
 chill °C
-36
-32
-30
-28
-25
-27
-22
-34
-36
-34
-33
-29
-29
-26
-27
-29
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-28-26-25-25-25-26-27-29-28-27-26-25-25-26-26-26-26-25-23-22-21-21-22-23-25-25-24-22-22-21-21-21-21-21-20-18-17-16-16-16-17-19-19-19-17-16-16-15-15-15-15-17-13-12-15-13-12-14-12-11-14-11-11-13-10-9-10
Sunrise
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat afternoon, min -26°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue afternoon, min -25°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu 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
-14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
High: scattered
1533 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB249E70S
2531 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB250E70S
2539 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATB251E70S
2570 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the WSW
(61 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATC251E70S
2571 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the WSW
(62 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB252E70S
2587 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the WSW
(62 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATB247E69S
2589 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATC252E70S
2595 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the W
(61 kph at 259).
- 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.