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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue night, min -32°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat night, min -31°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1350
1850
300
50
200
1450
1050
1300
1200
1350
1300
1500
1600
1250
350
km/h
45
SSW
35
SSW
15
SW
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
5
ESE
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
35
S
20
SSW
5
SSW
0
SSW
0
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-26
-28
-29
-28
-29
-30
-32
-32
-31
-30
-29
-28
-27
-27
-28
-29
min °C
-28
-29
-29
-28
-30
-30
-32
-32
-32
-31
-29
-28
-27
-27
-28
-29
 chill °C
-45
-43
-41
-36
-41
-42
-47
-40
-47
-47
-45
-44
-41
-34
-28
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:37
7:28
7:20
7:13
7:05
Sunset
6:15
6:22
6:30
6:37
6:45

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue night, min -32°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat night, min -31°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Mon 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.
3 hours ago
-18°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (37 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
2.3 km
Mid: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
High: few
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
ASCATB177E64S
1697 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB177E63S
1705 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the W
(23 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATC176E63S
1730 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATC197E66S
1755 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATB176E63S
1756 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATC198E66S
1773 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NNW
(58 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATC170E63S
1774 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 298).
- 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.