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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat afternoon, min -30°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue night, min -28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
250
100
1350
1350
1600
1250
4200
50
100
100
100
100
1450
1100
250
100
km/h
45
SSW
40
SSW
25
S
20
SE
10
S
5
SSW
10
W
10
W
5
NNW
20
N
20
N
10
N
0
NNE
5
W
5
W
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
5
2
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—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-27
-28
-30
-29
-27
-26
-25
-25
-25
-25
-26
-28
-27
-26
-25
-25
-24
min °C
-26
-27
-29
-30
-30
-28
-27
-26
-25
-25
-25
-28
-28
-27
-27
-26
-25
-25
 chill °C
-43
-44
-43
-43
-39
-34
-34
-34
-31
-36
-36
-28
-28
-27
-27
-26
-30
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-27-29-30-30-28-27-26-25-25-25-27-28-27-27-26-25-25-22-24-25-26-26-25-23-22-21-21-22-23-24-23-23-22-22-21-15-19-21-21-21-20-18-17-17-17-17-17-18-18-18-17-16-15-10-12-14-14-15-17-13-12-15-13-13-15-11-11-13-11-9-12
Sunrise
12:00
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—
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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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
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—
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: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat afternoon, min -30°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue night, min -28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-14°C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 230).
0.6 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
light snow
Light snow.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
WilkinsRunwayEast
2101 km WSW
755m alt.
32 minutes ago
-17°C
-
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 40).
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
32 minutes ago
-13°C
State of sky unchanged.
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 60).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP1769
2351 km WSW
-m alt.
3 hours ago
-11°C
-
29
Fresh winds from the ESE
(29 kph at 110).
ASCATB117E62S
2456 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATB116E62S
2471 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB115E62S
2478 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATB117E61S
2516 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATB116E61S
2541 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 317).
- 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.