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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed afternoon, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
550
400
500
550
250
600
1600
550
100
100
150
1250
1400
1300
km/h
5
E
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
35
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSE
30
SSE
50
S
65
SSW
45
S
35
SSE
25
SSE
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
4
2
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-33
-33
-33
-32
-32
-32
-31
-30
-29
-26
-26
-25
-23
-23
-25
-25
min °C
-34
-34
-34
-33
-33
-32
-32
-31
-30
-29
-26
-26
-24
-24
-25
-25
 chill °C
-41
-49
-48
-48
-50
-49
-47
-43
-43
-43
-44
-45
-41
-38
-38
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-34-33-33-32-32-31-30-28-26-26-24-24-25-25-31-30-30-30-30-30-29-27-27-24-22-23-21-21-21-22-27-26-24-25-26-26-25-23-22-19-17-19-17-17-16-17-24-20-19-22-22-21-21-17-16-14-11-11-12-10-10-15
Sunrise
—
4:54
—
—
4:43
—
—
4:31
—
—
4:20
—
—
4:07
—
—
Sunset
—
—
—
10:45
—
—
10:57
—
—
11:07
—
—
11:20
—
—
11:32

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed afternoon, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Thu morning, light winds from the SW 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-30°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
clear
Clear
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 80).
10.0 km
ASCATC227E66S
2344 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SSW
(40 kph at 202).
- km
ASCATC226E66S
2345 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 205).
- km
ASCATC228E66S
2354 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SSW
(35 kph at 193).
- km
ASCATC225E65S
2393 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SSW
(51 kph at 205).
- km
ASCATB225E65S
2395 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSW
(45 kph at 206).
- km
ASCATB242E69S
2397 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSE
(54 kph at 164).
- km
ASCATC224E65S
2398 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SSW
(56 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATB224E65S
2399 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 204).
- 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.