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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat night, min -32°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, severe gales from the S by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun night, min -30°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
100
1300
1600
1300
550
1200
1050
1300
1350
1100
1100
1550
1950
500
500
450
km/h
15
NNW
10
N
20
SSE
40
SSE
75
S
75
S
60
S
50
S
45
SSW
45
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
5
SSE
30
S
45
S
75
S
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Snowflake cm
2
2
2
2
2
4
 mm
max °C
-29
-31
-31
-29
-28
-27
-26
-24
-24
-26
-25
-26
-25
-25
-26
-27
-29
min °C
-30
-32
-31
-30
-30
-28
-26
-26
-25
-26
-26
-26
-25
-26
-26
-28
-30
 chill °C
-41
-38
-44
-48
-51
-49
-45
-44
-42
-43
-40
-38
-35
-35
-41
-47
-52
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-34-33-32-32-30-29-29-29-30-31-31-30-29-29-30-33-30-32-31-30-29-28-26-25-25-26-26-26-25-26-26-28-30-29-31-30-28-27-25-23-22-20-19-19-19-18-20-23-26-27-27-27-27-24-20-18-16-15-14-13-14-16-16-17-17-19-20
Sunrise
7:20
7:13
7:05
6:56
6:50
Sunset
6:22
6:30
6:37
6:45
6:52
6:59

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat night, min -32°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, severe gales from the S by Fri night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun night, min -30°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, gales from the SSW by Tue 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
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
light snow
Light snow.
19
Light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 090 to 150 degs)
(19 kph at 110).
6.0 km
Low: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-64°C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
High: few
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-68°C
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
hy2c171E63S
1769 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 275).
- km
hy2c167E62S
1795 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 272).
- km
hy2c168E62S
1797 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 275).
- km
hy2c169E62S
1798 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 275).
- km
hy2c170E62S
1799 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 278).
- km
hy2c171E62S
1803 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 278).
- km
hy2c166E62S
1809 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 275).
- 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.