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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu morning, min -29°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Wed morning, strong winds from the S by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon night, min -28°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, stormy winds from the S by Mon night).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
350
250
400
100
400
1100
1950
2050
1400
1400
1500
1900
2150
1700
1450
300
400
km/h
75
S
85
SSW
65
S
55
S
50
S
55
S
60
S
65
S
65
S
60
S
75
S
80
S
75
SSE
55
S
30
SSE
70
S
65
S
70
SSE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
4
2
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
9
15
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-27
-27
-26
-26
-26
-28
-28
-28
-27
-28
-26
-27
-27
-24
-23
-24
-21
min °C
-27
-28
-27
-27
-26
-28
-28
-28
-29
-28
-28
-28
-27
-27
-26
-23
-25
-22
 chill °C
-48
-50
-48
-45
-44
-48
-48
-48
-49
-50
-49
-50
-48
-46
-41
-41
-44
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-28-27-27-26-27-28-28-29-28-28-27-27-27-25-23-25-22-22-23-23-22-22-22-23-23-24-23-23-23-22-21-20-19-21-17-15-16-17-15-15-15-15-16-17-17-16-16-15-12-11-12-14-11-7-8-12-9-7-9-8-9-11-9-8-9-7-6-6-5-7-5
Sunrise
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
—
—
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: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu morning, min -29°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Wed morning, strong winds from the S by Thu morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon night, min -28°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, stormy winds 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
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the E.(Wind varies from 090 to 150 degs)
(33 kph at 100).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
52
Near gales from the SE
(52 kph at 130).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
WilkinsRunwayEast
2101 km WSW
755m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
-
61
Near gales from the E
(61 kph at 90).
5.0 km
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Mid: mostly cloudy
2674 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
ASCATB259E70S
2740 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB260E70S
2760 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB261E70S
2784 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB262E70S
2800 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 258).
- 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.