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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -24°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri afternoon, min -32°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1600
250
1600
500
100
100
200
200
100
200
450
550
3750
1150
550
400
km/h
45
SSW
30
S
10
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
20
NW
40
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-20
-20
-21
-22
-20
-20
-20
-22
-24
-24
-25
-26
-27
-28
-29
-30
-31
min °C
-21
-21
-22
-22
-22
-20
-21
-23
-24
-24
-26
-26
-27
-28
-29
-31
-32
 chill °C
-36
-33
-32
-31
-30
-26
-32
-38
-37
-37
-36
-36
-36
-37
-40
-42
-45
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-21-22-22-21-20-21-23-24-24-26-26-27-28-29-31-32-16-17-19-19-19-18-19-20-22-22-24-25-25-27-28-29-30-9-13-16-15-17-16-16-17-19-20-21-23-24-25-26-27-29-4-8-11-11-15-15-14-16-15-15-19-18-19-23-22-23-28
Sunrise
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—
5:41
—
—
5:33
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5:22
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5:13
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5:03
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—
Sunset
9:50
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9:59
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—
—
10:07
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10:16
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10:25
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10:36

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -24°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri afternoon, min -32°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
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
56
Near gales from the S
(56 kph at 190).
1.7 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
ASCATB177E64S
1691 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNW
(32 kph at 343).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
1697 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 341).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1708 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 337).
- km
ASCATB179E64S
1718 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATB180E64S
1725 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 329).
- km
ASCATB181E64S
1736 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NW
(27 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATB172E63S
1770 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 343).
- km
ASCATB171E63S
1780 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATB173E63S
1781 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 340).
- 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.