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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu morning, min -30°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri afternoon, min -24°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Thu afternoon, gales from the S by Sun morning).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
650
350
450
1500
600
1700
1100
150
450
250
150
200
500
350
1350
1200
250
km/h
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
30
S
45
S
45
S
55
SSW
50
SSW
55
S
35
S
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
3
2
2
3
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-30
-29
-29
-29
-29
-28
-28
-25
-24
-24
-22
-21
-20
-21
-22
-22
-21
min °C
-30
-30
-30
-29
-29
-29
-28
-28
-24
-24
-24
-21
-20
-22
-22
-22
-22
 chill °C
-43
-44
-44
-43
-43
-40
-40
-41
-35
-37
-37
-36
-34
-38
-38
-39
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-33-32-31-32-32-31-30-28-28-26-25-23-26-26-27-26-30-30-30-29-29-29-28-27-24-24-23-21-20-22-22-22-22-25-25-26-26-26-24-24-22-19-20-18-16-15-15-16-16-16-19-22-22-22-22-19-17-18-14-14-13-9-8-9-9-9-12
Sunrise
—
—
4:43
—
—
4:31
—
—
4:20
—
—
4:07
—
—
3:55
—
—
Sunset
—
10:45
—
—
10:57
—
—
11:07
—
—
11:20
—
—
11:32
—
—
11:46

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu morning, min -30°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri afternoon, min -24°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Thu afternoon, gales from the S by Sun 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
-20°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
-
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 70).
40 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB177E64S
1702 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
74
Gales from the NW
(74 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1715 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the NW
(63 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB179E64S
1722 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WNW
(60 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATB180E64S
1735 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATB181E64S
1739 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATB182E64S
1755 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NW
(57 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATB183E64S
1768 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NNW
(52 kph at 337).
- km
ASCATB184E64S
1773 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNW
(51 kph at 342).
- 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.