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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Sat 12 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun night, min -30°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue morning, min -33°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1950
1650
1850
1300
1050
400
1150
1200
200
3550
4600
3500
3600
4950
km/h
20
S
20
S
45
S
60
SSE
75
S
65
SSW
45
S
35
S
20
S
15
SE
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
10
W
10
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
4
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-30
-30
-26
-24
-24
-23
-24
-25
-26
-26
-26
-26
-27
-27
-28
-29
-29
-30
min °C
-30
-30
-29
-24
-24
-25
-25
-25
-26
-26
-26
-27
-27
-28
-29
-29
-29
-33
 chill °C
-44
-43
-46
-42
-43
-45
-41
-40
-40
-36
-31
-35
-36
-39
-42
-42
-38
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-30-28-24-24-24-25-25-26-26-26-27-27-28-29-29-29-32-27-27-25-22-21-20-21-21-22-22-23-24-26-27-28-28-28-31-23-22-23-19-16-14-16-15-18-17-19-22-25-27-28-30-31-32-20-21-19-13-10-8-10-9-14-16-19-23-25-27-29-30-30-30
Sunrise
8:08
8:00
7:52
7:45
7:37
7:28
Sunset
5:45
5:53
6:00
6:08
6:15
6:22

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun night, min -30°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue morning, min -33°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-19°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC187E65S
1643 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATC186E65S
1647 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATC188E65S
1650 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATC189E65S
1704 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WNW
(27 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATC190E65S
1713 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 332).
- km
ASCATC187E64S
1715 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATC188E64S
1717 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATC189E64S
1736 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATC190E64S
1746 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 333).
- 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.