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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Tue 10 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed afternoon, min -30°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, stormy winds from the S by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun afternoon, min -29°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the S on Fri morning, severe gales from the S by Sat night).

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
150
1950
2100
1450
250
350
250
100
200
1550
1900
2050
1800
1600
550
500
km/h
10
S
20
SE
30
S
60
S
85
S
75
S
60
S
50
S
45
S
50
S
50
SSE
50
SSE
55
S
50
S
55
S
70
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
3
3
5
7
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-29
-29
-29
-27
-27
-26
-27
-26
-26
-26
-26
-28
-28
-27
-27
-26
min °C
-30
-29
-29
-28
-28
-27
-27
-26
-27
-27
-26
-28
-29
-27
-27
-28
 chill °C
-40
-42
-45
-47
-50
-48
-48
-44
-46
-46
-44
-46
-50
-45
-46
-50
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-29-29-28-28-27-27-26-27-27-26-28-29-27-27-27-26-25-24-23-23-22-23-22-22-22-22-23-24-23-23-22-20-19-17-15-15-15-16-16-15-16-16-15-16-17-16-15-16-12-10-9-8-7-10-8-7-9-8-8-10-9-8-9
Sunrise
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12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
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Sunset
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12:00
—
—
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed afternoon, min -30°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, stormy winds from the S by Tue night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun afternoon, min -29°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the S on Fri morning, severe gales from the S by Sat 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.
2 hours ago
-16°C
clear
Haze -.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 100).
4.9 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Amundsen-Scott Airport
1297 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-44°C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
1297 km S
2830m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
ASCATB180E65S
1620 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATB181E65S
1631 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB182E65S
1644 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATB183E65S
1647 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATB184E65S
1661 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB185E65S
1679 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB186E65S
1686 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 260).
- 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.