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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Tue 10 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed morning, min -29°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the S by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon morning, min -29°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSE by Mon morning).

Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2050
1350
350
300
200
100
300
1300
1450
1800
2050
1650
550
1200
1500
450
400
km/h
35
S
65
S
75
S
80
S
70
S
50
S
55
S
60
S
60
SSE
60
S
70
S
65
S
70
S
65
S
65
S
75
S
70
S
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Snowflake cm
—
2
2
6
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-29
-27
-26
-27
-27
-26
-26
-26
-28
-28
-28
-28
-27
-27
-27
-26
-25
min °C
-29
-29
-26
-27
-27
-26
-26
-28
-28
-28
-29
-28
-28
-28
-27
-27
-26
 chill °C
-45
-49
-46
-48
-48
-43
-44
-48
-48
-48
-50
-48
-50
-50
-47
-48
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-28-26-27-27-26-26-27-28-28-29-28-28-28-27-27-26-25-23-22-23-23-22-22-23-23-23-24-24-23-23-22-22-22-17-16-15-16-16-15-14-16-16-16-16-17-16-16-14-14-14-10-9-7-8-10-8-7-9-8-8-10-9-8-9-6-7-7
Sunrise
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:00
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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—
12:00
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed morning, min -29°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the S by Wed morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon morning, min -29°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSE 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.
2 hours ago
-10°C
light snow
Light snow.
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-7°C
-
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 120).
50 km
Mid: few
ASCATB202E65S
1958 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB203E65S
1983 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NW
(23 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATB204E65S
2003 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WNW
(25 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB205E65S
2026 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 338).
- km
ASCATB206E65S
2040 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATC206E65S
2048 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATB202E64S
2066 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WNW
(25 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATB203E64S
2085 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 302).
- 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.