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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat morning, min -32°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue morning, min -33°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1150
500
1000
1400
1500
1750
1800
1450
1050
1400
400
150
1350
1150
1450
100
km/h
50
SSE
80
S
60
SSE
55
S
45
S
35
S
40
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
35
SSW
50
SSE
75
S
30
SSW
10
NW
30
NNW
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Snowflake cm
4
2
2
3
1
3
 mm
max °C
-31
-30
-28
-28
-29
-29
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
-28
-29
-31
-29
-28
-28
min °C
-32
-32
-28
-29
-29
-29
-30
-30
-30
-30
-31
-29
-30
-32
-30
-28
-30
 chill °C
-54
-55
-47
-48
-48
-46
-47
-45
-41
-41
-48
-46
-51
-55
-46
-36
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:13
7:05
6:56
6:50
6:41
Sunset
6:30
6:37
6:45
6:52
6:59
7:07

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat morning, min -32°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue morning, min -33°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Tue night, light winds from the NW 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
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-24°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (59 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c184E65S
1632 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SSW
(21 kph at 192).
- km
hy2c186E65S
1647 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SSE
(23 kph at 152).
- km
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
hy2c177E64S
1693 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 192).
- km
hy2c187E65S
1698 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 105).
- km
hy2c179E64S
1706 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SE
(27 kph at 140).
- km
hy2c199E66S
1715 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NE
(27 kph at 52).
- km
hy2c185E64S
1715 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 142).
- km
hy2c191E65S
1724 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NNW
(21 kph at 338).
- 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.