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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sat 31 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat night, min -28°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue night, min -26°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, near gales from the S by Thu night).

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
3050
100
150
100
150
100
150
250
400
100
200
150
100
500
450
200
km/h
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
NNE
5
ENE
10
SSE
15
SE
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
35
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-25
-25
-24
-25
-25
-25
-27
-28
-26
-25
-24
-23
-23
-24
-25
-26
-26
-26
min °C
-26
-25
-24
-25
-25
-27
-27
-28
-27
-26
-25
-24
-24
-24
-26
-26
-26
-26
 chill °C
-35
-33
-32
-34
-32
-36
-38
-35
-27
-34
-33
-30
-33
-32
-34
-35
-36
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-25-24-25-25-26-27-28-27-26-25-24-24-24-26-26-26-26-23-21-21-21-21-22-24-24-24-22-21-20-20-20-22-22-22-22-18-17-16-16-16-16-18-18-18-17-16-15-15-15-15-16-15-15-14-13-15-12-11-13-11-10-13-11-9-12-10-9-11-9-8-9
Sunrise
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
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Sunset
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat night, min -28°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue night, min -26°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, near gales from the S 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
37 minutes ago
-14°C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: broken
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
37 minutes ago
-15°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the ESE
(35 kph at 120).
WilkinsRunwayEast
2101 km WSW
755m alt.
37 minutes ago
-14°C
-
80
Severe gales from the E
(80 kph at 90).
0.5 km
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
37 minutes ago
-7°C
-
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 160).
Mid: overcast
ASCATC227E66S
2384 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WNW
(27 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB224E65S
2402 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATC224E65S
2409 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATC227E65S
2410 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WNW
(34 kph at 298).
- 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.