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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue afternoon, min -30°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed night, min -27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
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
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
1050
350
100
100
400
1850
km/h
30
SSW
15
S
35
SSW
50
SSE
55
S
70
SSE
40
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
E
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
4
2
3
10
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-29
-28
-27
-27
-26
-24
-22
-21
-21
-22
-22
-21
-22
-22
-23
-25
-25
-26
min °C
-30
-28
-27
-27
-27
-26
-23
-21
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
-24
-25
-25
-27
 chill °C
-45
-40
-42
-45
-47
-45
-38
-31
-33
-31
-27
-30
-32
-31
-34
-36
-35
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-28-27-27-27-25-23-21-22-22-22-22-22-22-24-25-25-27-26-24-23-23-23-21-19-17-18-18-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-19-18-18-20-18-15-14-12-12-12-12-15-19-20-21-21-23-24-18-17-14-13-11-9-8-8-11-9-9-15-15-16-19-18-18-23
Sunrise
6:07
—
—
6:00
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:41
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:22
—
—
Sunset
—
9:34
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:50
—
—
9:59
—
—
—
10:07
—
—
10:16

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue afternoon, min -30°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed night, min -27°C on Fri 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
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
clear
Clear
19
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 310 to 010 degs)
(19 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-18°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 100).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB183E64S
1674 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATC182E64S
1679 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the SW
(66 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATB181E64S
1683 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
71
Gales from the SW
(71 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATC178E64S
1684 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
84
Severe gales from the WSW
(84 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB182E64S
1684 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SW
(61 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATC177E64S
1687 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
82
Severe gales from the WSW
(82 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATC181E64S
1688 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
75
Severe gales from the WSW
(75 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATC183E64S
1688 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the WSW
(61 kph at 237).
- 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.