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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed morning, min -35°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the SE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Fri night, min -35°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, severe gales from the S by Sun night).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1950
1350
4450
1350
1300
1600
1800
1550
1200
1100
350
km/h
50
S
55
S
35
SSW
20
NW
15
NW
20
N
15
SSE
10
SE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
35
S
40
SSW
60
S
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Snowflake cm
3
 mm
max °C
-30
-33
-30
-28
-29
-31
-33
-34
-34
-35
-35
-34
-34
-34
-34
-34
-34
-34
min °C
-31
-33
-33
-28
-30
-32
-33
-34
-35
-35
-35
-35
-34
-34
-34
-34
-34
-34
 chill °C
-51
-54
-52
-41
-44
-45
-45
-45
-49
-47
-45
-48
-49
-50
-51
-52
-53
-56
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-33-32-28-30-32-33-34-35-35-35-35-34-34-34-34-34-34-29-30-29-26-27-30-31-31-31-32-32-32-31-30-30-30-29-29-26-27-25-26-28-30-30-29-28-27-27-28-27-26-25-23-23-22-21-21-22-24-26-29-28-26-23-23-25-26-26-24-21-19-18-17
Sunrise
6:50
6:41
6:33
6:26
6:18
7:09
Sunset
6:59
7:07
7:14
7:21
7:29
8:36

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed morning, min -35°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the SE by Wed night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Fri night, min -35°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, severe gales from the S by Sun 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
-18°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (78 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
1.1 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC146E62S
1917 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATC145E62S
1928 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATC150E62S
1934 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATC149E62S
1936 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATC144E62S
1951 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATC147E62S
1957 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATC150E61S
1958 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATC148E62S
1959 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 262).
- 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.