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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun night, min -32°C on Tue morning). Mainly near gales.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1250
2050
2150
1600
1450
1300
1900
1050
150
250
100
600
1400
1400
1500
km/h
25
S
15
S
15
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
SSE
55
S
45
S
40
S
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Snowflake cm
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1
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 mm
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—
—
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—
—
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max °C
-24
-25
-25
-26
-27
-27
-26
-27
-26
-26
-28
-29
-30
-32
-31
-29
min °C
-25
-25
-26
-27
-27
-27
-27
-27
-26
-27
-28
-29
-31
-32
-31
-31
 chill °C
-39
-35
-38
-41
-41
-42
-42
-35
-34
-36
-36
-37
-51
-52
-50
-49
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
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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 Thu night, min -27°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun night, min -32°C on Tue morning). Mainly near gales.

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
-16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (22 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: few
High: broken
1533 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB158E63S
1786 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 26).
- km
ASCATB157E63S
1793 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNE
(27 kph at 32).
- km
ASCATB156E63S
1796 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 39).
- km
ASCATB155E63S
1806 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NE
(32 kph at 50).
- km
ASCATB154E63S
1809 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 54).
- km
ASCATB165E62S
1822 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NW
(34 kph at 307).
- 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.