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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Fri 13 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -26°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, severe gales from the S by Wed night).

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
2000
1800
1700
1950
1750
2100
1900
1900
1050
250
1200
250
350
500
400
150
100
km/h
70
S
75
S
60
S
55
S
75
S
50
S
60
S
60
S
45
S
70
SSW
65
S
55
SSE
50
S
55
S
60
S
60
S
60
S
85
S
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
7
5
5
3
3
7
4
22
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-29
-29
-28
-28
-27
-27
-28
-27
-24
-24
-25
-22
-21
-20
-20
-21
-20
-20
min °C
-29
-29
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-26
-25
-26
-24
-21
-21
-20
-21
-20
-22
 chill °C
-50
-51
-48
-47
-49
-47
-47
-47
-44
-45
-45
-42
-37
-37
-37
-38
-37
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-28-28-28-28-28-28-25-25-26-23-21-21-20-21-20-21-24-25-24-23-23-22-23-22-19-20-22-19-17-16-15-16-15-17-16-18-18-16-15-16-15-13-10-12-16-13-10-8-8-9-8-10-9-10-11-8-8-9-8-5-6-5-8-7-3-1-2-10-3
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 Sun night, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -26°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, severe gales from the S by Wed 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 190).
1.6 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: scattered
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 190).
WilkinsRunwayEast
2101 km WSW
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
-
52
Near gales from the E
(52 kph at 100).
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 170).
50 km
Mid: few
2674 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
Davis
2683 km SW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
State of sky unchanged.
41
Strong winds from the NNE
(41 kph at 20).
50 km
Mid: few
BaseBelgranoII
2809 km S
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
-
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
2883 km N
16m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 240).

* 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.