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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Thu morning, min -35°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat morning, light winds from the SE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Tue night, min -35°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, severe gales from the S by Tue night).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1700
1550
1450
1400
1950
1900
1550
1500
1200
350
1100
1750
1750
2000
2050
1250
km/h
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
35
S
25
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
25
E
15
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSE
40
S
75
S
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-33
-33
-33
-34
-35
-34
-34
-33
-33
-33
-34
-34
-35
-35
-34
-35
-35
-31
min °C
-33
-33
-34
-35
-35
-35
-34
-33
-33
-33
-34
-34
-35
-35
-35
-35
-35
-34
 chill °C
-46
-46
-48
-50
-49
-48
-52
-49
-45
-44
-49
-46
-52
-53
-49
-50
-54
-58
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-33-34-35-35-35-34-33-33-33-34-34-35-35-35-35-35-33-30-30-30-31-32-31-30-29-29-29-30-30-31-31-31-31-31-29-28-26-26-27-28-27-25-24-25-25-25-25-25-24-24-25-24-22-26-21-22-22-25-25-20-21-22-21-20-22-22-21-24-23-20-17
Sunrise
6:33
6:26
6:18
7:09
6:01
5:54
Sunset
7:14
7:21
7:29
8:36
7:43
7:51

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Thu morning, min -35°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat morning, light winds from the SE by Sat night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Tue night, min -35°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, severe gales from the S by Tue 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
-22°C
clear
Haze -.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
2.1 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
hy2c203E68S
1674 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the N
(58 kph at 358).
- km
hy2c203E67S
1687 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the N
(57 kph at 0).
- km
hy2c204E68S
1691 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the N
(54 kph at 2).
- km
hy2c199E67S
1694 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the N
(59 kph at 0).
- km
hy2c202E67S
1698 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the N
(57 kph at 0).
- km
hy2c201E67S
1712 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the N
(57 kph at 2).
- km
hy2c205E68S
1717 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the N
(47 kph at 5).
- km
hy2c200E67S
1725 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the N
(59 kph at 2).
- 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.