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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Fri 06 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri morning, min -28°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed night, min -29°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, severe gales from the S by Wed afternoon).

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1750
400
200
400
250
150
100
100
100
1850
200
450
1450
2100
550
450
500
400
km/h
30
S
20
SW
10
WSW
0
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
0
W
5
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
35
S
80
SSW
65
SSW
60
S
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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2
1
1
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-24
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-26
-28
-29
-29
-28
-28
-28
-29
-28
-26
min °C
-24
-24
-25
-25
-25
-25
-26
-26
-28
-28
-29
-29
-29
-28
-29
-29
-28
-28
 chill °C
-38
-36
-34
-25
-30
-32
-35
-35
-28
-28
-29
-38
-42
-41
-45
-51
-48
-49
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-24-25-25-25-25-26-26-27-28-29-29-29-28-29-29-28-27-20-20-21-21-21-22-22-23-24-25-25-25-25-24-24-24-23-23-15-15-15-15-15-16-18-18-19-19-19-19-19-18-17-16-16-16-8-8-11-8-8-12-11-11-15-13-13-15-13-11-11-8-8-11
Sunrise
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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—
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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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 Fri morning, min -28°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed night, min -29°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, severe gales from the S by Wed afternoon).

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.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
Williams Field
71 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 080 to 150 degs)
(17 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
73 km NE
22m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
1292 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Dumont Durville
1519 km WNW
111m alt.
52 minutes ago
-5°C
-
57
Near gales from the SSE
(57 kph at 160).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
WilkinsRunwayEast
2101 km WSW
755m alt.
52 minutes ago
-13°C
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
52 minutes ago
-9°C
State of sky unchanged.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
45 km
Mid: clear
2674 km N
6m alt.
57 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
SHIP991
2682 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-6°C
18
Light winds from the N
(18 kph at 0).
SHIP4355
2682 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
18
Light winds from the N
(18 kph at 0).
- 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.