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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun afternoon, min -31°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Wed afternoon, near gales from the S by Thu night).

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
600
450
500
650
1100
1550
1150
550
1050
100
200
450
500
1500
km/h
5
WNW
5
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
45
SSW
45
S
50
S
55
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
5
3
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-28
-30
-30
-29
-29
-30
-29
-29
-28
-27
-24
-23
-21
-19
-19
-20
-22
min °C
-29
-31
-30
-29
-29
-30
-29
-29
-28
-27
-26
-23
-22
-20
-20
-21
-23
 chill °C
-29
-38
-43
-43
-42
-44
-43
-44
-40
-39
-39
-39
-38
-36
-35
-32
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-34-34-34-33-32-32-31-31-30-29-27-25-24-24-25-27-29-31-30-29-29-30-29-29-28-27-25-23-22-20-20-21-23-25-27-25-23-25-27-27-26-24-23-20-18-18-15-15-16-17-20-24-20-18-22-22-23-23-18-17-14-12-12-9-8-10-13
Sunrise
—
—
4:54
—
—
4:43
—
—
4:31
—
—
4:20
—
—
4:07
—
—
Sunset
—
10:36
—
—
10:45
—
—
10:57
—
—
11:07
—
—
11:20
—
—
11:32

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun afternoon, min -31°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Mon afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Wed afternoon, near gales from the S by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
-25°C
light snow
Light snow.
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 100).
7.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
39 minutes ago
-10°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
81
Severe gales from the SSE
(81 kph at 150).
0.6 km
Mid: clear
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
39 minutes ago
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
ASCATB199E65S
1912 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
10
Light winds from the W
(10 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATB200E65S
1918 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
10
Light winds from the W
(10 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB201E65S
1946 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB202E65S
1953 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB199E64S
2003 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATB200E64S
2026 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the NW
(14 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATB201E64S
2054 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 253).
- 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.