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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri morning, min -30°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue night, min -34°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly gales.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
200
1700
1600
2050
4250
550
150
1850
km/h
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
WNW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
35
W
20
W
25
SW
55
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
40
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-22
-23
-24
-26
-25
-25
-26
-27
-28
-31
-33
-31
-30
-29
-28
-29
-30
-30
min °C
-23
-24
-26
-26
-25
-25
-27
-28
-30
-32
-34
-33
-31
-30
-29
-30
-30
-31
 chill °C
-34
-34
-34
-36
-36
-36
-41
-44
-45
-45
-57
-54
-48
-46
-43
-44
-44
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-24-25-26-25-25-27-28-29-32-34-32-31-30-29-30-30-31-21-22-24-24-24-23-25-25-27-29-30-29-27-27-25-27-28-28-19-20-22-22-22-21-22-23-25-25-24-24-23-23-22-23-26-25-16-16-18-17-19-21-19-19-24-21-19-22-21-20-22-19-20-23
Sunrise
5:22
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—
5:13
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—
5:03
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—
4:54
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4:43
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—
4:31
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Sunset
—
—
10:16
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—
10:25
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—
10:36
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—
10:45
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10:57
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11:07

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri morning, min -30°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sun night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue night, min -34°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly gales.

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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4.0 km
Mid: broken
High: broken
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-15°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 220).
50 km
Mid: few
ASCATC183E65S
1651 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the SW
(64 kph at 231).
- km
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC183E64S
1663 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATB182E64S
1669 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATB183E64S
1670 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATC184E64S
1672 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the SW
(68 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATB184E64S
1674 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the SW
(66 kph at 223).
- 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.