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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sat 14 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun night, min -24°C on Sat morning). Mainly severe gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue afternoon, min -20°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Wed night, moderate winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1950
1950
1450
1900
2100
2100
1850
350
200
500
1850
1600
300
100
100
450
400
km/h
45
S
60
S
45
S
55
S
60
S
40
S
70
SSW
65
S
50
S
35
S
40
S
55
SSW
50
SSW
50
S
60
S
65
S
40
S
30
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
10
6
—
—
—
2
7
12
10
5
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-23
-23
-22
-22
-21
-18
-19
-19
-20
-17
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-18
-18
-16
min °C
-24
-24
-23
-22
-21
-20
-19
-21
-22
-20
-16
-15
-15
-15
-17
-18
-18
-17
 chill °C
-42
-42
-39
-39
-38
-34
-36
-39
-39
-34
-29
-28
-29
-29
-33
-34
-32
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-28-28-27-25-23-24-25-23-21-21-20-20-21-22-22-22-24-24-23-22-21-19-19-20-21-19-16-15-15-15-16-18-18-17-16-15-15-14-13-11-12-13-16-13-8-8-9-8-9-11-11-10-8-8-9-7-5-6-6-6-9-5-1-1-2-1-2-3-4-5
Sunrise
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
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: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun night, min -24°C on Sat morning). Mainly severe gales.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue afternoon, min -20°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Wed night, moderate winds from the SSW by Thu night).

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.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 200).
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
71 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Jang Bogo Station
417 km N
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SANTA FECITOLA
732 km NW
205m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (2 kph from 232 degs) was rejected.
1292 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
High: few
1533 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: scattered
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 140).
SHIP8496
1681 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
54
Near gales from the ESE
(54 kph at 120).
- km
SHIP2660
1681 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
54
Near gales from the ESE
(54 kph at 120).
- km
SHIP3876
1681 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
54
Near gales from the ESE
(54 kph at 120).
- 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.