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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sun afternoon, min -34°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed morning, min -29°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun night, stormy winds from the S by Tue morning).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
1300
1350
1400
1250
2850
0
1350
1550
100
1050
1000
350
km/h
60
SSW
20
SW
10
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
30
S
35
SSE
60
SE
90
S
70
SSW
45
S
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Snowflake cm
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
6
2
3
6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-34
-33
-33
-33
-33
-33
-31
-30
-29
-29
-27
-25
-23
-23
-21
-20
min °C
-34
-33
-34
-33
-33
-33
-32
-30
-30
-29
-28
-26
-24
-23
-23
-20
 chill °C
-57
-47
-48
-51
-50
-49
-44
-43
-40
-37
-43
-42
-41
-43
-42
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-33-34-33-33-33-32-30-30-29-28-26-24-23-22-20-30-29-29-30-31-30-28-26-26-25-25-22-20-18-18-16-24-22-22-25-27-26-24-21-20-18-19-18-14-11-11-9-19-18-18-21-21-21-23-19-19-18-14-12-8-5-4-4
Sunrise
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6:24
—
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6:16
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6:07
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6:00
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5:50
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Sunset
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9:17
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9:25
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9:34
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9:42
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9:50
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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 -29°C on Sun afternoon, min -34°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed morning, min -29°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun night, stormy winds from the S by Tue 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
-18°C
light snow
Light snow.
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-23°C
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
ASCATC136E63S
1991 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 136).
- km
ASCATC135E63S
2046 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the E
(18 kph at 84).
- km
ASCATC134E63S
2062 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NE
(23 kph at 54).
- km
ASCATC135E62S
2073 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 58).
- km
ASCATC133E63S
2083 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NE
(34 kph at 39).
- km
ASCATC132E63S
2097 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NE
(41 kph at 42).
- km
ASCATC131E63S
2120 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NE
(51 kph at 40).
- km
ASCATC130E63S
2136 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NE
(53 kph at 35).
- 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.