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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Thu afternoon, min -32°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu morning, near gales from the S by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun afternoon, min -29°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1900
2200
1600
1150
1050
1050
500
450
550
550
400
350
200
km/h
25
N
10
ENE
15
ESE
30
SSE
45
SSE
50
S
45
S
35
SW
20
SSW
20
S
50
SSE
80
SSE
55
S
35
SSW
50
S
35
S
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Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
-31
-31
-30
-30
-30
-31
-31
-32
-30
-25
-24
-23
-23
-25
-26
-25
min °C
-32
-31
-31
-30
-31
-31
-32
-32
-31
-29
-24
-23
-25
-25
-26
-26
 chill °C
-47
-39
-43
-44
-50
-51
-51
-49
-45
-41
-41
-43
-41
-40
-43
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:25
8:17
8:08
8:00
7:52
Sunset
5:30
5:38
5:45
5:53
6:00

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Thu afternoon, min -32°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu morning, near gales from the S by Fri afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun afternoon, min -29°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue 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
-36°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-23°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB183E66S
1546 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NNW
(25 kph at 338).
- km
ASCATB182E65S
1644 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 317).
- km
ASCATB183E65S
1662 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 338).
- km
ASCATB184E65S
1668 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNW
(32 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATC185E65S
1680 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATB185E65S
1683 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATB186E65S
1688 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NNW
(25 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATC186E65S
1694 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 298).
- 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.