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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -33°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu afternoon, min -33°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1650
2000
2050
1850
1400
350
250
1900
150
150
4600
km/h
30
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
30
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
40
S
30
SW
15
SW
5
N
10
NE
10
S
25
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-30
-30
-32
-33
-32
-32
-31
-30
-28
-28
-27
-29
-31
-28
-29
-29
-29
-30
min °C
-30
-31
-33
-33
-33
-32
-31
-30
-29
-28
-27
-33
-32
-30
-30
-30
-30
-31
 chill °C
-46
-42
-46
-45
-46
-48
-44
-42
-40
-41
-38
-52
-48
-41
-38
-39
-42
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-36-36-36-36-35-34-33-32-32-35-35-33-33-34-34-34-30-31-33-33-33-32-31-30-29-28-27-31-32-29-30-30-30-31-26-28-29-29-28-27-26-24-23-21-22-27-27-25-25-25-24-27-24-25-27-26-25-25-22-21-20-18-18-22-23-23-24-22-22-25
Sunrise
6:58
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—
6:50
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:33
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:16
—
—
Sunset
—
8:46
—
—
8:54
—
—
9:01
—
—
9:09
—
—
9:17
—
—
9:25
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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 Wed night, min -33°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu afternoon, min -33°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Fri 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.
2 hours ago
-25°C
clear
Clear
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-15°C
-
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 10).
50 km
Mid: scattered
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-8°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
61
Near gales from the E
(61 kph at 90).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
2674 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
Davis
2683 km SW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 260).
40 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB107E62S
2733 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATB106E62S
2738 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATB107E61S
2744 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATB105E62S
2745 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB104E62S
2748 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 285).
- 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.