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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Wed 04 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu afternoon, min -25°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat morning, min -29°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2000
1100
1200
400
450
1400
2000
550
400
1200
500
200
1600
1450
400
150
200
4550
km/h
15
S
15
SE
50
S
55
S
45
S
50
S
45
S
40
SSW
20
SSW
0
ESE
5
N
5
N
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-24
-24
-24
-23
-24
-24
-24
-24
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-27
-28
-28
min °C
-24
-24
-25
-24
-24
-25
-24
-24
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-27
-27
-28
-29
 chill °C
-35
-34
-41
-41
-40
-42
-40
-40
-34
-25
-30
-25
-35
-35
-36
-36
-35
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-24-25-24-24-25-24-24-25-25-25-25-25-25-26-27-28-29-19-20-21-20-20-20-20-20-20-21-21-21-21-21-23-24-24-25-13-13-14-15-15-14-15-14-14-15-15-16-16-17-18-19-20-20-9-7-8-7-7-9-8-8-10-8-9-12-10-10-14-13-13-16
Sunrise
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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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 -23°C on Thu afternoon, min -25°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat morning, min -29°C on Mon 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 330).
10.0 km
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: broken
ASCATB183E65S
1653 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the SW
(62 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATB183E64S
1664 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SW
(60 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATB184E65S
1665 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
68
Gales from the SW
(68 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATB184E64S
1675 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB185E64S
1693 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB186E64S
1717 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SW
(60 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB187E64S
1738 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SW
(58 kph at 218).
- 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.