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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Sun 20 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sun morning, min -32°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed morning, min -36°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Thu night).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1450
200
450
1100
450
2100
1300
100
5050
3850
5000
km/h
45
S
50
SSW
30
S
20
SSW
20
SW
35
SSW
45
S
50
S
40
SSW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
5
W
15
W
30
WSW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
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Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
-29
-30
-29
-29
-30
-30
-30
-31
-29
-28
-29
-31
-34
-35
-33
-33
-33
-32
min °C
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
-31
-31
-32
-28
-30
-34
-35
-35
-36
-33
-33
-33
 chill °C
-49
-49
-47
-43
-43
-43
-51
-50
-51
-42
-45
-41
-44
-47
-51
-50
-49
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-30-30-30-30-30-31-31-31-28-30-33-35-35-35-33-33-33-25-26-26-25-25-26-28-29-28-26-28-30-32-33-32-31-32-31-19-19-19-18-18-21-25-26-25-26-28-29-29-31-29-29-31-31-13-14-15-14-15-16-20-20-23-24-26-29-28-29-29-28-28-31
Sunrise
7:05
6:56
6:50
6:41
6:33
6:26
Sunset
6:45
6:52
6:59
7:07
7:14
7:21

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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 -29°C on Sun morning, min -32°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed morning, min -36°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W 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.
3 hours ago
-13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-24°C
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 100).
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC125E64S
2129 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the ESE
(56 kph at 120).
- km
ASCATC124E64S
2147 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the ESE
(47 kph at 112).
- km
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
Mid: overcast
ASCATC124E63S
2166 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the ESE
(50 kph at 117).
- km
ASCATC225E66S
2269 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATC224E66S
2273 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 321).
- km
ASCATB225E66S
2289 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 321).
- 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.