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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sat 14 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Sat morning). Mainly severe gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Thu night).

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1950
1950
1650
1900
2550
1650
250
500
1150
1700
1350
300
1300
150
100
300
200
km/h
50
S
65
S
60
S
65
S
60
S
45
S
70
S
75
S
50
S
35
SSE
40
S
65
S
60
S
45
S
60
S
65
S
55
S
35
S
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
8
5
—
—
1
4
2
17
8
7
6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-28
-28
-27
-27
-26
-24
-24
-24
-24
-22
-21
-20
-20
-20
-20
-21
-22
-22
min °C
-29
-29
-28
-28
-27
-26
-24
-25
-25
-23
-22
-21
-20
-20
-21
-22
-22
-22
 chill °C
-50
-50
-47
-48
-46
-44
-43
-44
-44
-37
-36
-36
-37
-35
-38
-40
-39
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-28-28-27-25-24-25-25-23-22-21-20-20-21-22-22-22-24-23-23-22-21-20-19-21-21-19-17-16-16-15-16-17-17-18-16-15-15-15-13-11-12-14-16-13-10-8-9-8-8-10-10-11-8-8-9-7-5-6-5-6-9-6-3-2-3-1-2-2-2-5
Sunrise
12:00
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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
—
—
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Sat morning). Mainly severe gales.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
-12°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 210).
1.6 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-11°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-12°C
-
56
Near gales from the SE
(56 kph at 140).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC170E64S
1642 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NE
(49 kph at 48).
- km
ASCATB169E64S
1657 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NE
(50 kph at 50).
- km
ASCATC172E64S
1659 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NE
(46 kph at 44).
- km
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 130).
ASCATC169E64S
1662 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NE
(53 kph at 48).
- km
ASCATB170E64S
1663 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NE
(46 kph at 51).
- km
ASCATB169E63S
1665 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NE
(50 kph at 47).
- 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.