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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Wed 09 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 Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the S by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue afternoon, min -25°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1900
2200
1600
1150
1050
1050
500
450
550
550
400
350
200
km/h
10
NNW
10
S
20
S
35
S
45
S
50
S
40
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
55
S
75
S
50
S
30
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
-31
-30
-29
-28
-28
-27
-27
-27
-26
-22
-21
-20
-20
-21
-22
-21
min °C
-32
-31
-30
-29
-28
-28
-27
-27
-27
-25
-22
-21
-20
-21
-23
-23
 chill °C
-41
-40
-42
-44
-46
-46
-44
-42
-40
-39
-39
-39
-37
-34
-39
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-31-31-30-31-31-32-32-31-27-24-23-24-25-26-26-32-31-30-29-28-28-27-27-27-24-22-21-20-21-23-22-33-31-30-28-25-23-21-21-21-20-19-18-15-15-17-18-32-28-27-23-19-16-16-16-17-16-13-11-10-12-13-14
Sunrise
8:25
8:17
8:08
8:00
7:52
Sunset
5:30
5:38
5:45
5:53
6:00

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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 Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the S by Fri morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue afternoon, min -25°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW 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.
2 hours ago
-31°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: broken
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
1.2 km
High: few
ASCATB166E63S
1767 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB168E63S
1768 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATC166E63S
1768 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATC167E63S
1770 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB167E63S
1770 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATC168E63S
1772 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATC171E63S
1775 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATC169E63S
1775 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 264).
- 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.