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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -23°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri morning, min -33°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the N by Sat morning).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1800
1750
300
500
150
100
100
350
150
250
1100
1350
1500
1300
1200
km/h
40
S
40
SSW
35
S
10
SE
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
35
NNW
45
NNW
35
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
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Snowflake cm
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1
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—
 mm
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-21
-20
-20
-21
-21
-20
-20
-20
-21
-23
-23
-24
-27
-28
-28
-30
-31
-32
min °C
-21
-21
-21
-22
-22
-21
-20
-20
-23
-23
-24
-26
-27
-28
-29
-30
-31
-33
 chill °C
-36
-36
-36
-29
-31
-30
-27
-29
-39
-39
-37
-33
-33
-34
-37
-40
-41
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-21-21-22-22-21-20-20-22-23-24-25-27-28-29-30-31-33-17-16-17-19-19-18-18-18-20-22-22-24-25-26-27-28-29-30-9-9-13-15-15-16-16-16-17-19-20-22-23-24-25-26-28-28-4-4-7-10-11-16-15-15-17-15-15-17-18-19-23-22-23-28
Sunrise
5:50
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—
5:41
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5:33
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5:22
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5:13
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5:03
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Sunset
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9:50
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9:59
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10:07
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10:16
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10:25
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10:36

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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 -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -23°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri morning, min -33°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the N by Sat morning).

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
-3°C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 170).
9.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
85
Severe gales from the SSE
(85 kph at 150).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 130).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Macquarie Island
2674 km N
6m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
Davis
2683 km SW
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-18°C
State of sky unchanged.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
50 km
Mid: few
BaseBelgranoII
2809 km S
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
80
Severe gales from the SE
(80 kph at 140).
0.1 km
Mid: few
ASCATC101E61S
2881 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 180).
- km
2883 km N
16m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 280).
CampbellIslandAws
2883 km N
16m alt.
57 minutes ago
8°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 290).
ASCATC100E61S
2888 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 186).
- 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.