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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Fri 06 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu night, min -26°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun night, min -30°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, severe gales from the S by Tue night).

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1750
1950
400
250
400
250
100
100
100
100
4500
1700
1750
1650
km/h
55
S
35
S
25
SW
10
WSW
0
WSW
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
SSW
15
SSE
25
E
10
SSE
30
SSW
70
S
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Snowflake cm
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max °C
-24
-24
-24
-24
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-26
-29
-30
-29
-28
-28
-27
min °C
-25
-24
-24
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-26
-28
-29
-30
-29
-28
-28
-28
 chill °C
-43
-39
-37
-34
-25
-30
-32
-35
-36
-34
-37
-41
-42
-36
-43
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu night, min -26°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun night, min -30°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, severe gales from the S by Tue 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
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Amundsen-Scott Airport
1297 km S
507m alt.
2 hours ago
-47°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
ASCATB179E65S
1615 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB180E65S
1623 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATB181E65S
1631 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the W
(38 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATB182E65S
1639 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATB183E65S
1649 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WSW
(38 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATC183E65S
1654 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 255).
- km
ASCATB184E65S
1661 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATC184E65S
1663 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 250).
- 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.