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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu morning, min -24°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun afternoon, min -28°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
600
500
1350
1950
2050
2000
1450
1400
500
1250
1100
100
100
100
350
1900
1650
1500
km/h
40
S
35
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
15
S
25
S
30
S
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
10
SSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
0
SW
30
SSW
40
SW
40
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-20
-20
-20
-21
-22
-22
-23
-24
-24
-24
-23
-23
-24
-25
-26
-27
-27
-27
min °C
-21
-20
-21
-21
-22
-23
-23
-24
-24
-24
-24
-23
-24
-25
-27
-27
-28
-28
 chill °C
-36
-33
-31
-30
-32
-36
-36
-38
-38
-36
-32
-23
-33
-34
-38
-41
-46
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-25-25-25-26-27-27-27-28-28-28-27-27-28-30-31-32-33-21-20-21-21-22-23-23-24-24-24-24-23-24-25-27-27-28-28-14-14-14-16-17-18-19-20-20-20-19-20-22-22-22-22-21-20-8-8-10-11-12-14-14-13-16-14-14-18-16-16-19-15-14-15
Sunrise
12:00
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—
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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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
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—
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 -20°C on Thu morning, min -24°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Fri morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun afternoon, min -28°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-11°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 080 to 170 degs)
(24 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
High: overcast
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
48 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC155E63S
1719 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATC151E64S
1721 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATC152E63S
1723 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATC154E63S
1723 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB155E63S
1724 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATB154E63S
1726 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 284).
- 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.