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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun morning, min -37°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri afternoon, min -36°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the S by Fri night).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1900
1400
1350
1550
2050
1750
1600
1750
4850
350
150
400
150
km/h
30
S
60
S
60
S
45
S
20
SSE
15
NW
10
W
0
WSW
15
SSE
10
SSW
5
WNW
5
ENE
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
35
S
45
S
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-31
-34
-35
-33
-33
-35
-36
-36
-36
-36
-34
-32
-31
-29
-30
-30
-28
-29
min °C
-33
-34
-35
-34
-34
-36
-36
-36
-37
-36
-35
-34
-31
-30
-30
-30
-29
-34
 chill °C
-52
-56
-59
-54
-41
-48
-45
-36
-49
-45
-41
-40
-42
-44
-46
-43
-45
-52
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-34-35-34-34-36-36-36-37-36-35-33-31-30-30-30-29-32-28-30-31-31-31-32-33-33-33-33-32-30-27-26-26-26-25-28-22-24-26-26-27-29-30-30-30-28-28-26-22-20-21-22-21-23-17-17-21-23-25-28-27-28-28-25-25-26-20-17-17-17-16-20
Sunrise
8:05
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—
6:58
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:41
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—
6:33
—
—
6:24
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Sunset
—
9:39
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—
8:46
—
—
8:54
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—
9:01
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—
9:09
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—
9:17
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun morning, min -37°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri afternoon, min -36°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the S by Fri 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.
1 hour ago
-19°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-14°C
-
39
Strong winds from the SSE
(39 kph at 150).
30 km
Mid: clear
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
2674 km N
6m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
Davis
2683 km SW
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-21°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 350).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB251E68S
2772 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB252E68S
2794 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 293).
- km
BaseBelgranoII
2809 km S
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 50).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB253E68S
2817 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WNW
(38 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATB254E68S
2838 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 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.