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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon night, min -32°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat morning, light winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue night, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2050
1900
1900
1000
450
400
200
450
300
250
1450
1450
200
1100
200
km/h
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
10
SSW
20
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
20
S
30
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
45
SSW
45
S
35
S
10
S
5
SW
5
NNW
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
2
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-31
-30
-28
-26
-25
-24
-27
-27
-23
-20
-19
-18
-18
-18
-19
-20
-20
-20
min °C
-32
-31
-30
-27
-25
-26
-27
-27
-27
-21
-20
-19
-19
-19
-20
-20
-20
-22
 chill °C
-50
-48
-45
-40
-34
-41
-43
-43
-40
-34
-31
-31
-33
-33
-32
-28
-20
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-33-31-30-29-31-31-28-24-24-23-23-22-23-23-23-24-32-31-29-27-25-25-27-27-25-21-20-19-19-19-20-20-20-21-27-26-23-20-19-19-21-22-21-17-13-12-13-14-15-16-16-17-21-21-22-19-17-16-15-16-19-12-10-9-7-8-11-11-12-15
Sunrise
6:16
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:00
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:41
—
—
5:33
—
—
Sunset
—
9:25
—
—
9:34
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:50
—
—
9:59
—
—
—
10:07

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon night, min -32°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat morning, light winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue night, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

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
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (65 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC228E67S
2278 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATC229E67S
2288 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the SSW
(12 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATC227E67S
2293 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SW
(38 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATC230E67S
2312 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
8
Light winds from the N
(8 kph at 359).
- km
ASCATB227E67S
2320 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB228E67S
2320 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WSW
(29 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATC227E66S
2322 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATC228E66S
2332 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB227E66S
2333 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 262).
- 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.