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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Fri 30 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat afternoon, min -30°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed morning, min -28°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloudy
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1450
1450
1150
3850
0
150
100
100
100
500
400
550
400
100
5300
300
km/h
20
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
5
S
10
SE
5
SE
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
SE
15
S
45
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-30
-29
-27
-26
-25
-25
-25
-25
-26
-28
-28
-27
-26
-25
-25
-24
-24
-24
min °C
-30
-30
-28
-26
-25
-25
-25
-26
-28
-28
-28
-28
-26
-26
-25
-25
-24
-25
 chill °C
-43
-40
-33
-34
-32
-25
-32
-26
-35
-37
-33
-28
-34
-34
-30
-32
-34
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-30-28-26-25-25-25-26-27-28-28-28-26-26-25-25-24-25-27-27-25-23-22-21-21-22-23-25-24-24-23-22-21-20-20-21-22-22-20-18-16-16-16-16-17-19-19-19-17-16-15-15-14-14-15-15-18-13-12-15-13-12-14-12-12-15-11-10-13-9-8-9
Sunrise
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
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 -25°C on Sat afternoon, min -30°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed morning, min -28°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Wed night).

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
71 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1519 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
-
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 350).
40 km
Mid: clear
WilkinsRunwayEast
2085 km WSW
755m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
-
76
Severe gales from the E
(76 kph at 90).
0.3 km
Casey
2146 km WSW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 210).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP11359
2589 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
40
Strong winds from the S
(40 kph at 170).
- km
SHIP10475
2617 km WSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-11°C
40
Strong winds from the S
(40 kph at 170).
SHIP8053
2617 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
40
Strong winds from the S
(40 kph at 170).
- km
SHIP7247
2617 km WSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-11°C
40
Strong winds from the S
(40 kph at 170).
2674 km N
6m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
Davis
2683 km SW
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
State of sky unchanged.
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 50).
50 km
Mid: few

* 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.