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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sun 15 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue night, min -29°C on Sun morning). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri morning, min -23°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Fri night).

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1850
2050
1250
250
200
450
1300
300
250
300
350
100
400
1550
2050
km/h
65
S
65
S
60
S
85
S
70
S
55
SSE
45
SSE
60
S
85
S
60
S
65
S
90
SSW
60
SSE
55
S
50
S
40
SSE
40
SSW
35
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
3
10
6
—
—
19
4
5
16
7
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-28
-26
-23
-23
-24
-25
-21
-21
-20
-20
-20
-21
-22
-22
-20
-19
-19
-19
min °C
-29
-27
-25
-24
-25
-26
-23
-21
-21
-20
-21
-23
-22
-22
-22
-19
-20
-20
 chill °C
-49
-47
-43
-44
-44
-45
-39
-38
-38
-36
-38
-42
-39
-38
-40
-32
-36
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-27-24-24-25-26-22-21-21-20-21-22-22-22-21-19-20-20-23-22-20-19-20-22-17-15-16-16-16-17-18-17-15-14-15-15-15-14-11-12-13-15-11-8-9-9-8-11-11-9-8-7-8-9-8-6-6-5-5-9-40-3-2-1-3-4-2-3-1-3-4
Sunrise
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue night, min -29°C on Sun morning). Mainly stormy winds.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri morning, min -23°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the S 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
-10°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: clear
SHIP242
1574 km WNW
-m alt.
1 hour ago
-10°C
-
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 120).
ASCATB179E65S
1608 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WNW
(34 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB180E65S
1611 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB179E64S
1617 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATB180E64S
1623 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB170E64S
1637 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the N
(25 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
1647 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1652 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 281).
- 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.