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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Fri 13 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the S on Thu night, severe gales from the S by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue night, min -27°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun night, severe gales from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1550
2000
1700
1950
1850
1950
1550
1800
2050
1300
400
1350
350
1350
300
km/h
60
S
70
S
80
S
55
S
80
S
65
S
55
S
65
S
60
S
45
S
65
S
60
S
40
SE
50
SSE
50
S
50
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
7
2
4
3
5
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-29
-28
-28
-29
-28
-27
-28
-27
-23
-24
-25
-22
-21
-21
-20
min °C
-28
-29
-29
-29
-29
-28
-28
-28
-27
-27
-24
-26
-24
-21
-21
-21
 chill °C
-48
-50
-51
-49
-51
-48
-47
-48
-46
-46
-42
-45
-40
-37
-37
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-29-29-29-29-28-28-28-27-25-24-26-23-21-21-21-23-24-25-24-24-23-22-23-22-20-19-22-19-17-16-16-15-16-18-17-16-16-15-15-14-11-12-15-14-10-9-8-9-8-10-10-9-8-10-8-6-6-5-7-7-3-1-2
Sunrise
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Sunset
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the S on Thu night, severe gales from the S by Fri afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue night, min -27°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun night, severe gales from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

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
-12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-11°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
hy2c181E65S
1619 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the S
(67 kph at 175).
- km
hy2c182E65S
1624 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the S
(55 kph at 178).
- km
hy2c180E64S
1632 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the S
(66 kph at 175).
- km
hy2c170E64S
1640 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the S
(42 kph at 180).
- km
hy2c172E64S
1646 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 178).
- km
hy2c171E64S
1646 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the S
(42 kph at 180).
- km
hy2c179E64S
1655 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the S
(65 kph at 188).
- km
hy2c173E64S
1656 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the S
(46 kph at 180).
- 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.