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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu afternoon, min -33°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri afternoon, min -27°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
400
450
1550
600
1600
400
100
300
100
250
450
1500
450
1500
1200
1600
km/h
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
60
SSE
65
SSE
60
S
50
S
35
S
20
S
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-32
-32
-31
-31
-31
-31
-29
-28
-27
-24
-23
-22
-24
-25
-25
-23
min °C
-33
-32
-31
-32
-31
-31
-31
-28
-28
-27
-24
-23
-25
-26
-25
-24
 chill °C
-46
-46
-45
-45
-43
-44
-45
-42
-44
-42
-42
-42
-43
-43
-40
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-32-31-32-31-31-30-28-28-26-24-23-25-26-25-24-30-29-29-29-28-28-27-25-25-22-20-19-21-21-21-21-25-26-26-26-24-24-22-20-20-18-15-14-15-15-16-17-22-22-21-23-19-17-17-14-14-13-9-7-9-9-12-16
Sunrise
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4:43
—
—
4:31
—
—
4:20
—
—
4:07
—
—
3:55
—
—
Sunset
—
—
—
10:57
—
—
11:07
—
—
11:20
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11:32
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11:46

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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 -27°C on Thu afternoon, min -33°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri afternoon, min -27°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat 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
-25°C
light snow
Light snow.
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 80).
3.6 km
Mid: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: scattered
1297 km S
2830m alt.
2 hours ago
-60°C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 80).
4.8 km
Mid: scattered
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
1533 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: scattered
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
1533 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-60°C
light snow
Diamond dust.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 80).
4.8 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB183E65S
1654 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATC184E65S
1656 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 301).
- km
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
59 minutes ago
-64°C
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
ASCATB184E65S
1665 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 294).
- 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.