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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat afternoon, min -32°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Sat night, gales from the S by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed night, min -34°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1400
1100
1200
1400
1050
450
1500
1700
1750
2600
1250
1600
2000
1450
300
km/h
45
S
35
S
30
SSW
35
S
45
S
55
SSW
65
S
40
S
35
S
5
W
0
SSW
10
ESE
30
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
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—
—
—
—
—
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4
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-28
-27
-26
-26
-28
-29
-31
-31
-31
-30
-33
-34
-32
-30
-27
-23
min °C
-32
-27
-26
-27
-29
-30
-32
-32
-32
-32
-34
-34
-34
-31
-28
-26
 chill °C
-51
-43
-41
-43
-48
-50
-53
-49
-49
-40
-41
-44
-48
-48
-44
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-31-31-31-33-34-35-35-35-34-37-37-37-35-32-29-30-27-26-27-29-30-32-32-32-31-34-34-33-31-28-25-24-22-20-21-23-24-26-27-27-28-31-30-26-23-21-19-19-16-15-18-17-18-20-22-23-27-27-27-24-18-16-14
Sunrise
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6:18
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7:09
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—
6:01
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5:54
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5:46
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Sunset
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7:29
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8:36
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7:43
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7:51
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7:58
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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 Sat afternoon, min -32°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Sat night, gales from the S by Sun night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed night, min -34°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the S by Thu 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
42 minutes ago
-23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
ASCATC179E65S
1615 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATC180E65S
1616 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATC181E65S
1632 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATC182E65S
1637 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NW
(58 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATC184E65S
1645 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the NW
(63 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATC183E65S
1656 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NW
(55 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATC183E64S
1687 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NW
(56 kph at 311).
- 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.