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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sun 15 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue afternoon, min -23°C on Sun morning). Mainly severe gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri night, min -19°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Wed night, moderate winds from the S by Fri night).

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1850
2050
1650
300
150
1950
1700
500
350
400
200
450
1750
300
1600
1550
4950
km/h
60
S
55
SSW
50
S
80
SSW
70
S
55
S
45
S
65
SSW
75
SSW
55
S
50
SSW
65
SSW
55
S
35
S
45
S
65
S
65
S
45
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
10
8
—
—
11
3
3
12
7
—
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-23
-21
-19
-19
-19
-19
-16
-15
-16
-16
-15
-16
-18
-17
-16
-15
-15
-13
min °C
-23
-22
-20
-19
-20
-22
-17
-15
-16
-16
-16
-18
-19
-17
-17
-15
-15
-14
 chill °C
-40
-39
-35
-37
-37
-40
-31
-30
-32
-30
-30
-34
-35
-30
-31
-30
-30
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-27-25-24-24-26-22-21-21-21-20-22-23-22-22-21-20-19-23-22-20-19-20-21-17-15-16-16-16-17-19-17-17-15-15-14-15-14-11-12-12-15-10-7-9-9-9-10-12-10-10-8-8-7-8-6-6-5-5-8-31-3-2-2-3-5-3-3-1-1-3
Sunrise
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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—
12:00
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12:00
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue afternoon, min -23°C on Sun morning). Mainly severe gales.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri night, min -19°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Wed night, moderate winds from the S 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.
3 hours ago
-7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-5°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 190).
40 km
Mid: clear
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 110).
WilkinsRunwayEast
2101 km WSW
755m alt.
1 hour ago
-11°C
-
48
Strong winds from the E
(48 kph at 80).
Mid: overcast
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
2674 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC105E62S
2726 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATC104E62S
2755 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WNW
(38 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATB104E62S
2758 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WNW
(38 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATC106E61S
2761 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 292).
- 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.