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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Sat 12 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue afternoon, min -30°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu morning).

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1600
1500
1550
1250
1200
1150
450
250
2150
1400
1450
1200
1700
1900
2050
1750
km/h
25
S
55
SSW
65
S
75
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
20
SSE
40
S
45
S
25
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
20
S
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Snowflake cm
1
2
2
3
 mm
max °C
-27
-23
-21
-20
-19
-20
-21
-21
-23
-23
-23
-26
-27
-27
-27
-27
-27
min °C
-27
-26
-22
-21
-20
-21
-21
-23
-23
-23
-26
-27
-27
-27
-27
-27
-29
 chill °C
-41
-43
-40
-39
-37
-35
-34
-36
-32
-31
-42
-44
-44
-43
-35
-34
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-28-24-25-24-25-25-26-26-25-27-30-30-30-30-31-32-27-25-22-21-20-21-21-22-23-23-25-27-27-27-27-27-28-22-22-19-15-15-15-15-18-20-20-22-24-25-24-23-23-23-20-17-12-9-9-9-10-14-17-17-20-20-19-22-22-21-19
Sunrise
8:00
7:52
7:45
7:37
7:28
Sunset
5:45
5:53
6:00
6:08
6:15
6:22

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue afternoon, min -30°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu 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
-21°C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: few
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
High: few
ASCATB223E65S
2418 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the N
(45 kph at 356).
- km
ASCATB228E66S
2428 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNW
(40 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATC228E66S
2442 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNW
(40 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATB224E65S
2447 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the N
(40 kph at 351).
- km
ASCATC229E66S
2450 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNW
(38 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATB225E65S
2476 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNW
(40 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATB226E65S
2483 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNW
(40 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATC226E65S
2491 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNW
(40 kph at 343).
- 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.