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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue night, min -22°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri night, min -29°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
250
0
100
150
100
200
1250
300
450
1400
1550
3500
200
200
150
km/h
40
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-17
-18
-19
-18
-18
-19
-19
-21
-22
-22
-24
-25
-25
-25
-26
-27
min °C
-18
-19
-19
-19
-18
-19
-21
-21
-22
-24
-24
-25
-25
-25
-26
-29
 chill °C
-29
-26
-26
-26
-25
-28
-31
-31
-32
-24
-24
-31
-31
-35
-36
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-21-22-21-20-21-23-23-24-25-26-27-27-27-27-30-18-19-19-19-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-25-25-26-28-13-15-15-16-16-16-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-25-27-8-11-11-16-15-15-17-15-15-18-18-18-23-22-22-27
Sunrise
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5:41
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5:33
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5:22
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5:13
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5:03
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Sunset
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9:59
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10:07
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10:16
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10:25
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10:36

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue night, min -22°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri night, min -29°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-10°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
ASCATB176E64S
1695 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 338).
- km
ASCATC176E64S
1698 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 341).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1702 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATC177E64S
1704 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNW
(29 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATC178E64S
1708 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1708 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 338).
- km
ASCATB179E64S
1716 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATC179E64S
1721 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NNW
(25 kph at 343).
- 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.