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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat afternoon, min -36°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu afternoon, min -37°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the SSE by Thu night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1150
1300
1400
1550
400
1050
1200
1750
1850
1400
1700
1500
300
350
1450
km/h
35
S
25
S
15
SSE
30
S
50
S
70
S
50
S
50
S
20
NNW
5
W
5
SSE
20
SE
35
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
45
S
50
S
40
SSE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
2
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-31
-30
-30
-32
-34
-34
-35
-34
-33
-35
-36
-36
-34
-31
-29
-27
-26
-26
min °C
-31
-31
-31
-33
-35
-36
-35
-35
-34
-35
-36
-37
-35
-32
-30
-28
-26
-26
 chill °C
-48
-46
-46
-52
-58
-60
-56
-56
-48
-42
-36
-51
-53
-46
-43
-45
-43
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-31-31-33-35-35-35-35-34-35-36-37-35-32-30-28-26-26-27-26-26-28-31-32-31-31-31-33-33-33-31-28-25-23-22-22-22-21-21-22-24-26-26-27-29-30-31-28-24-22-19-17-16-17-16-16-18-18-17-21-22-24-28-27-27-25-19-17-14-12-10-11
Sunrise
6:18
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—
7:09
—
—
6:01
—
—
5:54
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—
5:46
—
—
5:37
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—
Sunset
—
7:29
—
—
8:36
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:51
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:06
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat afternoon, min -36°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu afternoon, min -37°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the SSE 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
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: few
High: broken
ASCATC124E63S
2243 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATC124E62S
2259 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC123E62S
2294 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATC121E62S
2338 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB121E62S
2340 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATC122E62S
2343 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATB122E62S
2349 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATC120E62S
2355 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the WNW
(61 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATB120E62S
2356 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WNW
(60 kph at 288).
- 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.