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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu morning, min -27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat night, min -38°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, near gales from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
150
100
100
100
1600
450
1150
1800
2800
4500
km/h
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
0
WSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-21
-20
-20
-21
-23
-24
-25
-27
-26
-24
-25
-26
-27
-30
-32
-35
min °C
-21
-20
-20
-22
-24
-25
-27
-27
-26
-25
-26
-26
-29
-31
-34
-38
 chill °C
-30
-27
-29
-34
-36
-36
-36
-36
-36
-35
-40
-40
-41
-46
-49
-61
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-20-20-22-24-25-26-27-26-25-26-26-28-31-33-37-19-19-19-20-22-23-24-24-24-23-23-24-27-30-32-33-16-18-18-18-19-20-21-21-21-22-21-22-26-28-29-28-16-15-15-18-15-15-17-18-18-22-19-19-25-24-25-27
Sunrise
—
5:33
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:03
—
—
4:54
—
—
Sunset
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—
—
10:07
—
—
10:16
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—
10:25
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10:36
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10:45

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu morning, min -27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat night, min -38°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, near gales from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

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
-13°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Amundsen-Scott Airport
1297 km S
507m alt.
2 hours ago
-50°C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 20).
4.8 km
Mid: few
High: broken
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: few
High: broken
ASCATB183E65S
1655 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1716 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB179E64S
1722 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB180E64S
1727 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB181E64S
1735 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB182E64S
1751 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATB183E64S
1761 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 263).
- 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.