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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Mon morning, min -34°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri afternoon, min -31°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1350
1750
2000
1650
1550
3700
50
250
1400
1650
250
km/h
60
S
35
S
15
S
10
WSW
0
SSE
10
SE
20
SSE
10
SSE
0
NNE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
35
SSW
30
SSW
15
WSW
30
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-31
-30
-30
-32
-33
-33
-33
-32
-31
-29
-28
-27
-27
-28
-25
-25
min °C
-32
-31
-31
-33
-34
-34
-33
-32
-31
-31
-29
-28
-29
-28
-26
-25
 chill °C
-53
-48
-39
-42
-34
-44
-46
-41
-31
-38
-37
-36
-46
-43
-37
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-34-34-36-37-37-37-36-35-34-33-32-32-32-30-30-32-31-31-33-34-34-33-32-31-30-29-28-28-28-26-25-26-26-28-29-30-29-28-27-27-26-24-22-24-24-22-20-21-24-25-28-27-26-27-24-24-26-22-21-21-19-19-18
Sunrise
—
6:58
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:33
—
—
6:24
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:46
—
—
8:54
—
—
9:01
—
—
9:09
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—
9:17
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Mon morning, min -34°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri afternoon, min -31°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu 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
-21°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
-
Wind obs. (41 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
4 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
High: few
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
-
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 170).
1533 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC162E62S
1882 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the WSW
(61 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATC163E62S
1883 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATC160E62S
1883 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATC161E62S
1885 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the WSW
(62 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATB160E62S
1888 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 233).
- 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.