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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sat 07 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat afternoon, min -25°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu afternoon, min -24°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri morning).

Sat
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
100
100
150
150
100
300
350
1500
1600
1800
1300
400
400
400
150
200
600
km/h
5
NNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SE
15
S
30
SSW
55
SSW
60
SSW
65
SSW
60
SSW
35
S
30
S
25
S
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
2
5
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-21
-21
-23
-23
-23
-24
-25
-25
-25
-24
-23
-23
-23
-24
-23
-22
-22
min °C
-21
-23
-23
-23
-24
-25
-25
-25
-25
-24
-24
-23
-23
-24
-23
-22
-22
 chill °C
-25
-23
-28
-28
-24
-25
-25
-25
-36
-37
-41
-41
-41
-42
-38
-35
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-26-26-26-27-28-29-29-29-29-29-28-29-29-27-26-26-21-22-23-23-24-25-25-25-25-24-24-23-23-24-23-22-22-17-18-19-18-19-20-19-19-19-18-16-16-15-17-17-17-16-10-13-12-12-15-13-12-14-13-10-9-8-8-11-11-11-11
Sunrise
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—
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
—
—
12:00
—
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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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat afternoon, min -25°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu afternoon, min -24°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-11°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
ASCATB238E68S
2473 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SSW
(51 kph at 203).
- km
ASCATB239E68S
2496 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATC244E69S
2509 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATB244E69S
2514 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATB249E70S
2516 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 199).
- km
ASCATC249E70S
2526 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATB240E68S
2528 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SW
(47 kph at 216).
- 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.