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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri morning, min -31°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun night, min -25°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Sat night, severe gales from the S by Mon morning).

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
650
3850
1750
300
450
150
150
1200
1400
1350
550
1250
100
1450
1700
1100
km/h
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
S
35
S
45
S
45
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
35
S
55
S
70
S
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-31
-31
-31
-31
-29
-29
-28
-25
-24
-23
-23
-25
-24
-24
-24
-23
-21
min °C
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-29
-29
-28
-24
-24
-25
-25
-24
-24
-24
-24
-22
 chill °C
-44
-43
-41
-44
-46
-43
-44
-42
-37
-39
-42
-42
-38
-37
-39
-42
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-31-31-31-30-29-29-27-24-24-24-25-24-24-24-24-22-29-28-28-28-27-25-25-24-21-20-20-21-21-21-21-19-19-26-26-25-24-22-20-21-19-17-15-14-15-16-17-15-14-14-22-22-20-18-18-15-14-15-10-9-9-10-11-12-9-7-8
Sunrise
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—
4:31
—
—
4:20
—
—
4:07
—
—
3:55
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
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10:57
—
—
11:07
—
—
11:20
—
—
11:32
—
—
11:46
12:00
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri morning, min -31°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Fri morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun night, min -25°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Sat night, severe gales from the S by Mon morning).

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.
3 hours ago
-26°C
clear
Clear
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
-
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 100).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB182E65S
1647 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the WSW
(62 kph at 236).
- km
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
ASCATB183E65S
1660 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WSW
(59 kph at 245).
- km
ASCATB184E65S
1666 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB182E64S
1750 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB183E64S
1766 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the W
(60 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATB184E64S
1775 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the W
(61 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB185E64S
1791 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the W
(63 kph at 272).
- 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.