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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Sat 12 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun night, min -31°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Tue afternoon, min -34°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1600
1500
1550
1250
1200
1150
450
250
2150
1400
1450
1200
1700
1900
2050
1750
km/h
25
S
50
S
65
S
75
S
50
S
45
SSW
30
S
25
S
5
SSW
10
SE
20
SE
35
SSE
40
S
25
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
20
SSE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
2
3
 mm
max °C
-31
-26
-24
-24
-23
-25
-25
-25
-26
-25
-25
-29
-30
-30
-30
-30
-31
min °C
-31
-30
-24
-25
-24
-25
-25
-26
-26
-25
-28
-30
-30
-30
-30
-31
-32
 chill °C
-46
-48
-42
-45
-42
-41
-40
-40
-32
-32
-44
-47
-47
-46
-39
-39
-50
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-28-24-25-24-25-25-26-26-25-27-30-30-30-30-31-32-27-25-22-21-20-21-21-22-23-23-25-27-27-27-27-27-28-22-22-19-15-15-15-15-18-20-20-22-24-25-24-23-23-23-20-17-12-9-9-9-10-14-17-17-20-20-19-22-22-21-19
Sunrise
8:00
7:52
7:45
7:37
7:28
Sunset
5:45
5:53
6:00
6:08
6:15
6:22

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun night, min -31°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Tue afternoon, min -34°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSW 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
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
4 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
High: few
hy2b184E65S
1650 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 255).
- km
hy2c178E64S
1657 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 215).
- km
hy2c187E65S
1665 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 255).
- km
hy2c184E65S
1666 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 255).
- km
hy2b185E65S
1673 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 252).
- km
hy2c181E64S
1679 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SW
(29 kph at 232).
- km
hy2c185E65S
1680 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 258).
- km
hy2c188E65S
1683 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 258).
- 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.