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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu morning, min -33°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri night, min -28°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
300
300
1350
1300
1500
1700
550
1750
1850
1550
300
1550
1700
4350
3950
50
250
km/h
15
N
10
NW
15
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
25
S
15
SSE
15
S
5
SSW
0
ESE
5
W
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-29
-31
-33
-32
-32
-31
-30
-27
-26
-26
-26
-27
-25
-23
-23
-23
-24
min °C
-30
-32
-33
-33
-33
-31
-30
-29
-27
-26
-27
-28
-26
-24
-23
-23
-24
 chill °C
-41
-40
-45
-49
-48
-48
-46
-44
-38
-36
-27
-28
-26
-30
-33
-34
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-32-33-33-33-31-30-28-27-26-27-28-26-24-23-23-24-27-29-29-28-28-27-26-23-22-21-23-24-23-21-19-19-19-22-24-23-22-21-20-18-16-15-15-18-20-19-17-14-12-13-16-18-16-15-16-13-12-12-10-9-12-14-13-13-10-8-9
Sunrise
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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 -26°C on Thu morning, min -33°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri night, min -28°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-18°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-18°C
clear
Haze -.
15
Light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 080 to 160 degs)
(15 kph at 120).
5.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-14°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
High: overcast
1533 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 100).
WilkinsRunwayEast
2101 km WSW
755m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
-
56
Near gales from the E
(56 kph at 90).
3.5 km
Mid: few
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
State of sky unchanged.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 260).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB227E66S
2416 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATC236E68S
2430 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 242).
- 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.