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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Fri 06 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Wed night, min -29°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, stormy winds from the S by Wed morning).

Fri
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
400
250
250
100
100
100
100
100
1750
2000
500
1700
1650
1200
1350
400
250
km/h
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
ENE
5
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
50
S
85
S
80
SSW
50
S
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
3
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-24
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-26
-28
-29
-29
-28
-28
-28
-28
-29
-27
min °C
-24
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-26
-28
-29
-29
-29
-29
-28
-29
-29
-29
-28
 chill °C
-35
-34
-25
-31
-31
-34
-34
-28
-29
-29
-38
-42
-41
-48
-52
-51
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-25-25-25-25-25-26-27-29-29-29-29-28-29-29-29-28-21-21-21-21-22-22-23-24-25-25-25-25-24-24-24-24-24-15-15-16-16-17-18-18-19-20-19-19-19-18-17-16-17-18-8-11-9-9-12-12-12-14-13-13-15-12-11-11-8-9-13
Sunrise
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12:00
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—
12:00
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—
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 Fri afternoon, min -29°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Wed night, min -29°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, stormy winds from the S by Wed 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
-9°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-5°C
-
41
Strong winds from the SE
(41 kph at 130).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
WilkinsRunwayEast
2101 km WSW
755m alt.
1 hour ago
-10°C
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 100).
ASCATB206E64S
2145 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SW
(61 kph at 218).
- km
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-8°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 160).
50 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB207E64S
2169 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the SW
(62 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATB208E64S
2196 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the SW
(66 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATB209E64S
2213 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the SSW
(66 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATB210E64S
2219 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the SSW
(64 kph at 213).
- km
ASCATB206E63S
2257 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 220).
- 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.