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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Tue 03 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue night, min -27°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri night, min -27°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
350
600
1350
450
1900
150
1550
1800
1200
400
400
400
350
350
200
500
km/h
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
35
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
35
S
25
S
20
S
5
S
10
SSW
30
S
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
4
1
—
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-26
-25
-23
-23
-23
-24
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-24
-25
-25
-25
min °C
-27
-26
-25
-24
-23
-23
-24
-26
-25
-26
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-27
 chill °C
-37
-36
-35
-34
-31
-30
-35
-42
-41
-43
-40
-38
-36
-25
-34
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-26-25-24-23-23-24-26-25-26-25-25-25-25-25-26-24-22-21-20-19-19-20-21-21-22-21-21-21-21-21-22-19-17-16-15-13-13-14-14-14-16-16-14-15-15-16-17-14-11-9-12-9-8-10-8-7-9-8-7-9-8-10-12
Sunrise
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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
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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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue night, min -27°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri night, min -27°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Sat 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Low: overcast
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
9.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
ASCATC128E64S
2049 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 93).
- km
ASCATC127E64S
2090 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the E
(42 kph at 85).
- km
ASCATC126E64S
2107 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the E
(45 kph at 88).
- km
ASCATC127E63S
2121 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 84).
- km
ASCATC125E64S
2131 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the E
(47 kph at 85).
- km
ASCATB124E64S
2141 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the E
(43 kph at 86).
- km
ASCATC124E64S
2147 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the E
(45 kph at 86).
- 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.