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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu night, min -28°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun night, min -32°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
350
1200
3500
1550
1400
1350
1550
1450
100
100
100
400
1600
1700
350
km/h
45
S
25
SSW
15
S
15
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
15
SSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
0
SW
40
SSW
50
SSW
30
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-25
-24
-25
-25
-26
-27
-27
-27
-27
-27
-26
-27
-28
-30
-31
-32
-30
min °C
-25
-25
-25
-26
-27
-27
-27
-28
-28
-27
-27
-28
-29
-30
-32
-32
-31
 chill °C
-41
-38
-36
-38
-41
-42
-42
-42
-41
-37
-33
-38
-38
-36
-51
-52
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-25-25-26-27-27-27-28-28-27-27-28-29-30-32-32-31-20-21-21-22-23-24-24-24-24-23-24-25-26-27-28-28-26-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-20-19-19-20-22-22-22-23-21-19-7-11-11-12-14-13-13-16-15-14-18-17-16-16-15-14-15
Sunrise
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
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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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu night, min -28°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun night, min -32°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
-
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 300).
40 km
Mid: few
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
High: scattered
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: scattered
1533 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
WilkinsRunwayEast
2101 km WSW
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 80).
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
50 km
Mid: few
ASCATB244E70S
2401 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNW
(38 kph at 338).
- 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.