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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 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 -31°C on Sat afternoon, min -35°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

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
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1750
1550
150
50
150
1000
1200
1550
1150
1500
1050
1300
1350
1650
1300
350
1750
550
km/h
35
S
20
SW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
35
N
10
NE
20
ESE
30
SE
35
SSE
35
S
15
S
5
W
0
WNW
20
SSE
25
SW
20
SSW
10
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-31
-31
-30
-31
-32
-33
-33
-33
-33
-32
-31
-31
-32
-32
-33
-35
-35
-33
min °C
-31
-31
-31
-32
-32
-34
-34
-33
-33
-32
-32
-32
-32
-33
-35
-35
-35
-34
 chill °C
-48
-44
-40
-45
-46
-51
-44
-48
-49
-50
-49
-40
-32
-33
-51
-50
-50
-45
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-31-31-32-32-34-34-33-33-32-32-32-32-33-34-35-35-34-28-29-28-29-30-32-32-31-31-29-28-28-28-29-30-31-32-31-25-25-27-30-30-31-31-30-28-25-24-23-22-23-23-25-26-27-21-24-27-28-29-29-28-28-23-20-18-19-19-19-19-20-21-22
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 -31°C on Sat afternoon, min -35°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat morning, calm by Sun 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.
2 hours ago
-21°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
1.8 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC183E65S
1625 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATB183E65S
1636 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATB182E65S
1640 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB182E64S
1646 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATC182E65S
1647 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATC184E65S
1648 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATC186E65S
1652 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB186E65S
1652 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB184E65S
1654 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 272).
- 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.