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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sat 07 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat afternoon, min -29°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu morning, min -29°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the SSE by Fri morning).

Sat
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
100
100
150
150
100
300
350
1500
1600
1800
1300
400
400
400
150
200
600
km/h
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ESE
15
SSE
30
S
65
S
65
SSW
75
SSW
70
SSW
40
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
2
5
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-25
-26
-26
-26
-28
-29
-29
-29
-29
-28
-28
-28
-28
-26
-26
-26
min °C
-24
-26
-26
-26
-28
-28
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-28
-29
-29
-27
-26
-26
 chill °C
-31
-33
-34
-34
-28
-28
-34
-34
-40
-44
-49
-48
-51
-51
-44
-40
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-26-26-26-27-28-29-29-29-29-29-28-29-29-27-26-26-21-22-23-23-24-25-25-25-25-24-24-23-23-24-23-22-22-17-18-19-18-19-20-19-19-19-18-16-16-15-17-17-17-16-10-13-12-12-15-13-12-14-13-10-9-8-8-11-11-11-11
Sunrise
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
—
—
12:00
—
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12:00
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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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat afternoon, min -29°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu morning, min -29°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the SSE by Fri 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
-12°C
light snow
Light snow.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB191E65S
1765 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATC191E65S
1768 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB192E65S
1777 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATC192E65S
1779 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATB186E64S
1805 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATB187E64S
1809 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATB188E64S
1831 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 303).
- km
ASCATB189E64S
1841 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 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.