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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun afternoon, min -31°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue night, min -25°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, severe gales from the S by Tue morning).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
1300
1350
1400
1250
2850
0
1350
1550
100
1050
1000
350
km/h
55
SSW
20
SW
10
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
30
SSW
35
S
50
SSE
80
S
65
SSW
40
S
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Snowflake cm
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
6
2
3
6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-29
-29
-29
-29
-31
-30
-27
-26
-25
-25
-24
-21
-19
-18
-17
-15
min °C
-30
-29
-29
-31
-31
-30
-29
-26
-26
-25
-25
-23
-20
-18
-18
-16
 chill °C
-51
-41
-38
-49
-49
-45
-41
-36
-33
-32
-39
-37
-35
-35
-34
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-33-34-33-33-33-32-30-30-29-28-26-24-23-22-20-30-29-29-30-31-30-28-26-26-25-25-22-20-18-18-16-24-22-22-25-27-26-24-21-20-18-19-18-14-11-11-9-19-18-18-21-21-21-23-19-19-18-14-12-8-5-4-4
Sunrise
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6:24
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:07
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—
6:00
—
—
5:50
—
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Sunset
—
—
9:17
—
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9:25
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9:34
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—
9:42
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9:50
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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 -25°C on Sun afternoon, min -31°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue night, min -25°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, severe gales from the S by Tue 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.
3 hours ago
-17°C
light snow
Light snow.
15
Light winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 360 to 070 degs)
(15 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB152E62S
1936 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSE
(53 kph at 149).
- km
ASCATC152E62S
1939 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSE
(45 kph at 156).
- km
ASCATC151E62S
1942 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SSE
(36 kph at 158).
- km
ASCATB151E62S
1946 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(35 kph at 155).
- km
ASCATB150E62S
1954 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SSE
(32 kph at 163).
- km
ASCATC150E62S
1956 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the S
(34 kph at 169).
- km
ASCATB149E62S
1961 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 166).
- km
ASCATC149E62S
1965 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 165).
- km
ASCATB148E62S
1972 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SSE
(24 kph at 160).
- 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.