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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed morning, min -35°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the E by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Fri afternoon, min -35°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Mon morning).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1450
5700
1800
2000
1450
1500
1700
1650
1500
950
1200
1400
km/h
60
S
40
SSW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
25
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-33
-30
-28
-28
-31
-34
-34
-34
-34
-34
-35
-35
-35
-34
-34
-34
-35
min °C
-33
-33
-28
-30
-33
-35
-34
-35
-34
-35
-35
-35
-35
-35
-34
-34
-35
 chill °C
-54
-53
-41
-43
-40
-47
-46
-49
-42
-41
-43
-50
-50
-51
-45
-44
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-32-28-29-32-35-34-35-34-35-35-35-35-35-34-34-35-31-29-25-27-30-32-32-31-31-32-32-32-32-31-30-30-30-27-24-25-28-29-29-29-27-27-29-30-29-28-26-25-25-24-21-22-24-25-29-27-26-23-22-25-28-27-25-23-21-21-21
Sunrise
6:41
6:33
6:26
6:18
7:09
Sunset
6:59
7:07
7:14
7:21
7:29
8:36

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed morning, min -35°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the E by Wed night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Fri afternoon, min -35°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Mon morning).

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
-20°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
ASCATB225E67S
2271 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATB226E67S
2291 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATB231E68S
2316 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NNW
(55 kph at 339).
- km
ASCATB227E67S
2322 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATB228E67S
2330 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 318).
- km
ASCATC232E68S
2338 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATB232E68S
2341 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATC228E67S
2343 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 312).
- 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.