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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed morning, min -32°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Mon night, min -32°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
250
5100
3750
1750
1650
1850
1950
1950
1750
km/h
20
WNW
15
NNW
5
NE
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
5
SW
15
NNW
15
N
5
NW
20
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
15
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-24
-26
-29
-30
-31
-30
-30
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-32
-31
-31
-31
-30
-29
min °C
-25
-28
-31
-31
-31
-30
-31
-31
-32
-31
-31
-32
-32
-32
-32
-31
-30
-30
 chill °C
-37
-40
-45
-44
-45
-41
-42
-43
-44
-42
-31
-45
-45
-38
-46
-46
-46
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-30-33-33-34-34-34-34-34-34-34-35-35-35-36-35-34-34-25-27-30-31-31-30-31-31-32-31-31-32-32-32-32-31-30-30-25-28-29-29-28-27-27-29-30-30-29-30-30-30-27-26-26-25-23-26-28-28-24-22-23-26-29-27-28-29-28-26-24-22-24-25
Sunrise
6:41
6:33
6:26
6:18
7:09
6:01
Sunset
7:07
7:14
7:21
7:29
8:36
7:43

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed morning, min -32°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Mon night, min -32°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon 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
-21°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
46
Strong winds from the N
(46 kph at 350).
0.0 km
Low: few
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
clear
-
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 350).
6.0 km
Low: few
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
High: scattered
hy2c206E67S
1804 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the NW
(12 kph at 325).
- km
hy2c205E67S
1819 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the NNW
(12 kph at 330).
- km
hy2c204E66S
1835 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 335).
- km
hy2c207E67S
1835 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 322).
- km
hy2c206E66S
1862 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the NW
(12 kph at 325).
- km
hy2c203E66S
1870 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATC159E62S
1875 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the W
(67 kph at 265).
- 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.