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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue morning, min -35°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sat night, min -34°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Sat morning, light winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
200
300
1300
1600
1400
1350
150
200
400
1100
1600
1200
550
1150
1150
250
200
50
km/h
30
SW
25
SSW
40
S
25
S
15
SW
10
NNW
15
NNW
30
N
40
N
15
NNE
20
E
40
SSE
60
SSE
50
S
30
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-28
-28
-30
-31
-32
-32
-32
-33
-34
-34
-33
-33
-33
-34
-32
-32
-33
-33
min °C
-28
-29
-31
-32
-32
-32
-32
-34
-35
-34
-33
-34
-34
-34
-33
-32
-33
-34
 chill °C
-43
-44
-49
-45
-44
-40
-44
-51
-53
-47
-47
-55
-56
-55
-52
-44
-44
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-29-31-32-32-32-32-34-35-34-33-34-34-34-33-32-33-34-25-26-28-29-29-30-30-32-33-32-32-31-31-30-29-28-29-30-21-22-24-25-25-27-29-31-31-32-32-28-26-25-22-21-22-24-19-19-20-20-23-27-28-29-30-28-28-23-20-18-17-16-17-19
Sunrise
7:45
7:37
7:28
7:20
7:13
7:05
Sunset
6:08
6:15
6:22
6:30
6:37
6:45

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue morning, min -35°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sat night, min -34°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Sat morning, light winds from the ESE by Sun night).

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
-18°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC183E65S
1627 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNW
(49 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATB185E65S
1628 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATB182E65S
1631 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNW
(49 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATC184E65S
1640 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNW
(51 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATC182E65S
1640 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATB181E64S
1643 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNW
(46 kph at 343).
- km
ASCATB182E64S
1643 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNW
(49 kph at 341).
- km
ASCATB183E65S
1644 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNW
(51 kph at 336).
- 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.