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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Sat 19 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat night, min -27°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Sat morning, light winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed afternoon, min -33°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1100
1400
1400
1800
1550
1150
1150
450
450
1300
1200
1700
50
100
200
200
1050
km/h
60
S
55
S
50
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
40
S
55
S
50
SSW
15
SW
15
NNW
35
NNW
10
ENE
15
ESE
35
SSE
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Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
2
3
1
1
 mm
max °C
-26
-25
-24
-24
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-26
-27
-27
-26
-25
-27
-31
-32
-31
min °C
-26
-25
-24
-25
-25
-25
-25
-26
-27
-27
-28
-28
-26
-26
-30
-32
-33
-32
 chill °C
-45
-43
-42
-41
-41
-39
-36
-39
-46
-44
-48
-47
-36
-39
-44
-44
-46
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:13
7:05
6:56
6:50
6:41
6:33
Sunset
6:37
6:45
6:52
6:59
7:07
7:14

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat night, min -27°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Sat morning, light winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed afternoon, min -33°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

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.
1 hour ago
-18°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (109 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
1.9 km
High: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 300).
8.0 km
ASCATB182E65S
1616 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SSW
(42 kph at 205).
- km
ASCATB181E65S
1636 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SSW
(51 kph at 209).
- km
ASCATB183E65S
1644 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 215).
- km
ASCATB182E64S
1647 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATB179E64S
1649 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATB183E64S
1657 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SW
(38 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATB180E64S
1658 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSW
(53 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATB181E64S
1664 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 214).
- 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.