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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue morning, min -34°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the S by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed morning, min -26°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Tue night, calm by Fri morning).

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1950
450
450
100
50
100
500
350
350
250
500
550
600
1250
km/h
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
20
SSW
30
S
45
S
45
S
35
SSE
40
SSE
30
S
50
S
40
SSW
30
S
10
NW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
1
2
3
1
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-34
-32
-30
-29
-27
-27
-28
-25
-23
-22
-22
-21
-21
-21
-22
-22
-23
min °C
-34
-33
-31
-29
-29
-27
-29
-30
-23
-23
-22
-22
-21
-21
-22
-22
-25
 chill °C
-52
-51
-48
-41
-43
-44
-47
-48
-38
-37
-39
-37
-34
-21
-30
-32
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-33-31-29-28-27-29-28-23-23-22-22-21-21-22-22-24-31-29-26-25-24-24-25-24-20-19-18-17-17-19-20-20-22-26-23-19-18-17-19-20-20-15-12-11-12-12-16-18-19-21-21-22-18-17-15-13-13-17-10-8-7-6-9-14-14-15-20
Sunrise
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:00
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:41
—
—
5:33
—
—
Sunset
9:25
—
—
9:34
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:50
—
—
9:59
—
—
—
10:07

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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 Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue morning, min -34°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the S by Mon afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed morning, min -26°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Tue night, calm by Fri morning).

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.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 350).
40 km
Mid: few
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Mid: few
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
Clouds dissolving.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1533 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Mid: few
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
81
Severe gales from the SE
(81 kph at 130).
0.2 km
Mid: sky obscured
ASCATB233E69S
2261 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NNW
(52 kph at 338).
- km
ASCATB234E69S
2283 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NNW
(52 kph at 339).
- km
ASCATB235E69S
2317 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNW
(49 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATC236E69S
2332 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNW
(46 kph at 346).
- 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.