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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Sun 13 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun morning, min -29°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed morning, min -35°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, fresh winds from the SE by Fri night).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
450
1200
1150
250
450
250
400
450
1750
1400
km/h
75
SSE
75
S
55
S
55
SSW
45
SSW
50
S
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
20
N
10
NE
20
ESE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
2
4
1
1
3
 mm
max °C
-22
-23
-23
-26
-26
-26
-26
-25
-26
-31
-32
-32
-33
-34
-34
-34
-34
-31
min °C
-23
-23
-25
-26
-26
-27
-26
-26
-29
-31
-32
-32
-33
-34
-35
-35
-34
-34
 chill °C
-42
-42
-43
-44
-43
-42
-38
-37
-44
-46
-45
-42
-44
-48
-45
-49
-45
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-23-24-26-26-27-26-26-28-31-32-32-33-34-35-35-34-33-20-19-20-22-21-22-23-24-26-29-29-30-31-31-32-32-32-31-18-15-14-15-14-17-20-22-25-26-26-27-29-30-30-30-30-28-11-9-8-9-8-12-18-20-22-22-25-28-29-29-30-28-27-25
Sunrise
8:00
7:52
7:45
7:37
7:28
7:20
Sunset
5:53
6:00
6:08
6:15
6:22
6:30

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun morning, min -29°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed morning, min -35°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, fresh winds from the SE by Fri night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Discovery at the specific elevation of 2681 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
-11°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (102 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
High: broken
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 140).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC178E64S
1612 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 204).
- km
ASCATC182E65S
1625 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SSW
(59 kph at 204).
- km
ASCATC181E64S
1648 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SSW
(57 kph at 209).
- km
ASCATC182E64S
1650 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATC179E64S
1650 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 208).
- km
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC180E64S
1667 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the SSW
(65 kph at 203).
- km
ASCATC177E64S
1685 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SSW
(60 kph at 203).
- 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.