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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun night, min -34°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue night, min -30°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1500
1450
1400
2100
1900
1900
450
300
200
250
300
1100
350
1100
450
1300
km/h
20
SSW
15
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
15
S
20
S
35
S
35
S
35
SE
45
SSE
45
S
50
S
30
SSE
55
S
50
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
1
1
4
2
2
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-33
-33
-33
-34
-33
-31
-30
-29
-27
-29
-30
-24
-23
-22
-21
-21
-22
-22
min °C
-33
-33
-34
-34
-34
-33
-31
-29
-29
-29
-30
-30
-23
-22
-22
-21
-23
-23
 chill °C
-47
-44
-52
-53
-52
-51
-47
-40
-43
-45
-46
-45
-39
-38
-39
-34
-40
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-33-34-34-34-32-31-29-28-29-30-27-23-22-22-21-23-23-29-29-30-31-31-29-26-25-24-26-27-24-20-19-18-18-19-20-22-22-26-27-26-23-19-18-19-21-22-19-16-13-13-13-13-14-18-18-21-20-20-22-18-17-16-14-16-15-11-7-7-7-7-10
Sunrise
6:24
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:00
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:41
—
—
Sunset
—
9:17
—
—
9:25
—
—
9:34
—
—
9:42
—
—
9:50
—
—
9:59
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun night, min -34°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue night, min -30°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly near gales.

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
-17°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (15 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-21°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: clear
1297 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-21°C
-
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1533 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c183E64S
1703 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 230).
- km
hy2c182E64S
1713 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SW
(18 kph at 235).
- km
hy2c181E64S
1724 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the ENE
(16 kph at 68).
- km
hy2c186E64S
1725 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SW
(45 kph at 228).
- km
hy2c180E63S
1739 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 52).
- 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.