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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri afternoon, min -31°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the S by Mon night).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
550
500
100
150
300
400
1200
1300
550
400
350
400
1300
1300
250
km/h
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
30
S
45
SSE
35
SSE
55
S
65
S
60
SSE
65
S
70
S
75
S
65
S
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
3
8
3
6
9
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-30
-31
-30
-30
-28
-26
-25
-25
-26
-26
-26
-23
-23
-22
-23
-23
-24
min °C
-31
-31
-30
-30
-30
-27
-25
-25
-26
-26
-27
-25
-23
-23
-23
-24
-24
 chill °C
-42
-46
-45
-44
-45
-39
-34
-38
-43
-42
-46
-44
-40
-41
-41
-43
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-31-30-30-29-27-25-25-26-26-27-24-23-23-23-24-24-28-28-26-27-26-24-22-22-22-22-22-20-19-19-19-19-20-25-22-21-21-21-20-18-17-15-15-15-14-14-14-14-13-13-19-19-16-15-16-13-12-11-8-9-10-7-7-7-6-6-7
Sunrise
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—
4:20
—
—
4:07
—
—
3:55
—
—
12:00
—
—
3:24
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Sunset
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11:07
—
—
11:20
—
—
11:32
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—
11:46
12:00
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12:02
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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 -25°C on Fri afternoon, min -31°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sat morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the S by Mon 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
-26°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: overcast
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
light snow
Light snow.
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 80).
5.0 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-21°C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
1297 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
High: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-12°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
50 km
Mid: few
1533 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
WilkinsRunwayEast
2101 km WSW
755m alt.
1 hour ago
-13°C
-
46
Strong winds from the ENE
(46 kph at 60).
0.5 km
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-6°C
State of sky unchanged.
63
Gales from the ENE
(63 kph at 60).
45 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC244E70S
2416 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the W
(34 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.