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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Wed night, min -34°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, strong winds from the SSE by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Mon night, min -34°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1750
200
100
150
450
1500
1600
1250
1500
1550
1400
1700
1900
1900
1950
1600
km/h
30
S
20
SW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
30
N
10
E
20
ESE
30
SSE
30
S
20
S
10
SW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
20
SW
35
SW
20
NNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-31
-31
-30
-31
-32
-33
-33
-33
-32
-31
-31
-31
-32
-33
-34
-34
-33
-30
min °C
-31
-31
-31
-32
-32
-34
-34
-33
-33
-32
-31
-32
-33
-33
-34
-34
-34
-32
 chill °C
-47
-44
-39
-45
-46
-49
-45
-47
-49
-48
-45
-40
-46
-45
-43
-48
-52
-45
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-31-31-32-32-34-34-33-33-32-31-32-33-33-34-34-34-31-29-28-28-29-30-32-32-31-30-29-28-28-29-30-31-30-29-29-25-25-27-29-30-30-31-30-27-25-24-23-24-25-25-23-23-26-21-23-26-28-29-29-28-27-23-19-18-20-22-23-25-22-22-26
Sunrise
7:37
7:28
7:20
7:13
7:05
6:56
Sunset
6:15
6:22
6:30
6:37
6:45
6:52

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Wed night, min -34°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, strong winds from the SSE by Fri night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Mon night, min -34°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
-19°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (19 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
40 km
Mid: clear
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2674 km N
6m alt.
46 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
Davis
2683 km SW
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 70).
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBelgranoII
2809 km S
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-32°C
light snow
Diamond dust.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
5.0 km
Mid: few
2883 km N
16m alt.
46 minutes ago
6°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 250).
Mawson
3104 km SSW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
69
Gales from the SE
(69 kph at 140).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
EnderbyIslandAws
3108 km N
40m alt.
46 minutes ago
8°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 240).
ASCATC98E59S
3168 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 295).
- 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.