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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun afternoon, min -29°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed night, min -28°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, near gales from the SSW by Thu morning).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1950
1400
1900
1350
300
200
250
550
1350
1400
1200
1650
450
1050
1150
km/h
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
WSW
25
SSW
30
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
20
S
60
SSW
35
S
25
S
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
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 mm
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-24
-24
-23
-23
-25
-26
-27
-28
-28
-26
-26
-25
-24
-25
-25
-25
min °C
-24
-24
-24
-23
-24
-25
-26
-28
-29
-28
-28
-26
-25
-25
-26
-25
-25
 chill °C
-38
-37
-34
-28
-30
-34
-33
-41
-43
-43
-42
-35
-32
-35
-45
-40
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-27-27-27-27-28-29-31-33-32-32-31-30-29-30-30-30-24-24-24-23-24-25-26-28-29-28-27-26-25-25-26-25-25-20-21-20-20-20-21-22-23-22-21-20-19-18-18-20-20-19-14-18-15-15-18-16-16-17-15-14-17-15-14-14-12-13-15
Sunrise
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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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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 -23°C on Sun afternoon, min -29°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed night, min -28°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, near gales from the SSW by Thu 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
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
3.6 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-11°C
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 310).
50 km
Mid: scattered
1533 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
3.6 km
Mid: scattered
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 100).
ASCATB224E65S
2441 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SSE
(36 kph at 160).
- km
ASCATB225E65S
2465 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SSE
(40 kph at 158).
- km
ASCATB217E63S
2488 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the E
(25 kph at 92).
- km
ASCATB222E64S
2503 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SSE
(36 kph at 155).
- km
ASCATB218E63S
2516 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 105).
- 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.