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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Fri 11 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, gales from the S by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon morning, min -27°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue night, severe gales from the S by Wed night).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
600
500
1250
1850
1950
1850
450
450
1050
400
1700
1700
500
150
450
1300
1300
km/h
40
S
45
S
30
S
15
SSW
10
S
25
S
50
S
65
S
55
S
55
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
10
NNW
30
NNW
20
N
10
SE
35
S
70
S
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Snowflake cm
5
 mm
max °C
-26
-26
-25
-26
-26
-24
-22
-21
-20
-21
-22
-22
-22
-23
-24
-26
-25
-25
min °C
-27
-26
-26
-26
-26
-25
-23
-22
-21
-21
-22
-22
-23
-24
-26
-26
-25
-27
 chill °C
-44
-43
-42
-36
-35
-36
-40
-40
-37
-37
-38
-37
-35
-38
-33
-35
-40
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-29-29-29-27-24-24-25-26-26-27-27-27-28-28-27-28-27-26-26-26-26-25-23-22-21-21-22-22-23-24-25-26-25-26-25-24-23-23-23-23-21-18-15-15-16-16-17-20-22-23-22-24-21-20-21-21-23-21-15-12-10-10-11-13-16-18-21-18-17-17
Sunrise
8:17
8:08
8:00
7:52
7:45
7:37
Sunset
5:38
5:45
5:53
6:00
6:08
6:15

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, gales from the S by Sun afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon morning, min -27°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue night, severe gales from the S by Wed 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
-23°C
light snow
Light snow.
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 70).
2.1 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 120).
26 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB184E65S
1574 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 36).
- km
ASCATC187E65S
1635 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNE
(29 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATC186E65S
1647 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 22).
- km
ASCATB186E65S
1650 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNE
(41 kph at 14).
- km
ASCATB185E65S
1661 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNE
(29 kph at 32).
- km
ASCATB187E65S
1666 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATB184E64S
1673 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(33 kph at 43).
- km
ASCATC188E65S
1674 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 19).
- 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.