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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Wed 04 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu morning, min -25°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat morning, min -29°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2050
1100
1200
400
550
1700
1650
1450
550
600
200
150
1550
1300
450
300
400
100
km/h
20
S
15
SSE
45
S
50
S
45
S
45
S
35
S
30
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
SE
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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1
2
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-24
-24
-23
-23
-24
-24
-24
-24
-24
-24
-25
-25
-25
-25
-27
-28
-28
min °C
-24
-24
-25
-24
-24
-24
-24
-24
-24
-24
-24
-25
-25
-25
-27
-27
-28
-29
 chill °C
-35
-34
-42
-41
-40
-40
-39
-38
-35
-30
-29
-25
-34
-34
-34
-34
-34
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-24-25-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-25-25-25-26-27-28-29-19-20-21-20-20-20-20-20-20-21-21-21-22-21-23-24-24-25-13-13-14-14-14-14-14-14-15-15-15-16-16-17-18-19-19-19-9-7-8-7-7-9-7-8-10-8-9-12-10-11-14-13-13-16
Sunrise
12:00
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—
12:00
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—
12:00
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—
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu morning, min -25°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Fri night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat morning, min -29°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
2 hours ago
-15°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (11 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 160).
40 km
Mid: clear
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
41
Strong winds from the SE
(41 kph at 130).
30 km
Mid: overcast
1533 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
31 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC126E64S
2079 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the E
(44 kph at 88).
- km
ASCATC125E64S
2083 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the ESE
(46 kph at 118).
- km
ASCATC124E64S
2098 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SSE
(57 kph at 147).
- km
WilkinsRunwayEast
2101 km WSW
755m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
-
39
Strong winds from the ENE
(39 kph at 70).
Mid: few

* 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.