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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue morning, min -26°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri morning, min -28°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat night, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
450
1200
500
1400
450
550
1900
1300
1300
1700
1250
1200
350
1900
2150
1750
3550
km/h
60
SSW
85
SSW
60
S
50
S
60
S
45
S
40
SSE
40
S
30
S
40
S
35
SSE
20
SE
25
S
30
S
45
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-24
-25
-26
-26
-24
-25
-24
-24
-25
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-27
-27
-27
min °C
-24
-25
-25
-26
-26
-25
-25
-24
-25
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-27
-27
-27
-28
 chill °C
-42
-46
-45
-44
-45
-42
-41
-39
-40
-42
-42
-40
-39
-40
-44
-42
-41
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-25-25-26-26-25-25-24-25-26-26-26-26-26-27-27-27-28-20-20-20-21-21-21-20-20-21-21-22-23-23-23-24-24-24-25-12-13-14-14-15-15-14-14-15-15-16-17-19-19-19-19-20-21-5-6-7-8-7-9-7-8-10-9-10-12-13-14-17-15-15-18
Sunrise
3:04
—
—
2:41
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:21
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—
12:45
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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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 -24°C on Tue morning, min -26°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Thu night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri morning, min -28°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat night, light winds from the S by Sun 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
-7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC122E64S
2097 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the ESE
(68 kph at 107).
- km
ASCATC123E64S
2116 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the ESE
(66 kph at 103).
- km
ASCATC121E64S
2117 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
69
Gales from the ESE
(69 kph at 106).
- km
ASCATC120E64S
2183 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the ESE
(64 kph at 106).
- km
ASCATC123E63S
2185 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 85).
- km
ASCATC122E63S
2201 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 92).
- km
ASCATC121E63S
2218 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 89).
- km
ASCATC120E63S
2262 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 89).
- km
ASCATC123E62S
2287 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 61).
- 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.