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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Mon 21 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Wed morning, min -33°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sat afternoon, min -36°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
400
1100
400
1800
1800
7500
250
1100
1550
1650
1300
1350
1500
km/h
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
SW
45
S
60
S
45
SSW
15
W
20
NW
20
NNW
10
SSE
10
SSE
20
ESE
25
SSE
35
S
55
S
55
S
50
S
5
NW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-29
-30
-30
-31
-32
-30
-27
-28
-30
-34
-36
-35
-35
-35
-34
-32
-29
-29
min °C
-30
-30
-31
-32
-33
-33
-29
-29
-33
-35
-36
-35
-35
-35
-35
-33
-31
-31
 chill °C
-45
-44
-46
-51
-55
-54
-40
-41
-44
-47
-47
-46
-50
-53
-56
-54
-50
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-30-31-32-33-32-28-29-32-35-36-35-35-35-35-33-30-30-25-25-27-29-30-29-26-26-30-32-33-33-32-32-31-29-26-27-18-18-21-26-27-24-24-26-30-29-28-28-27-27-25-22-20-23-13-14-17-20-21-21-22-24-28-27-27-25-21-22-20-16-17-22
Sunrise
6:56
6:50
6:41
6:33
6:26
6:18
Sunset
6:52
6:59
7:07
7:14
7:21
7:29

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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 Wed morning, min -33°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sat afternoon, min -36°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Fri night, light winds from the NW 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: few
High: broken
ASCATB183E65S
1629 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNE
(48 kph at 23).
- km
ASCATB182E65S
1640 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNE
(53 kph at 31).
- km
ASCATB181E64S
1657 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NE
(55 kph at 35).
- km
ASCATB183E64S
1657 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNE
(45 kph at 16).
- km
ASCATB182E64S
1657 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNE
(49 kph at 27).
- km
ASCATB184E64S
1680 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNE
(54 kph at 27).
- km
ASCATB185E64S
1683 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNE
(50 kph at 30).
- 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.