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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat night, min -31°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu morning, strong winds from the S by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun night, min -28°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Tue morning).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
1800
1800
1550
1500
1400
1250
400
1400
1850
1500
1100
950
1250
1600
1700
1850
2000
km/h
10
NNE
15
E
25
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
25
S
30
S
45
S
40
SSE
55
S
75
S
70
S
45
SSE
50
SSW
30
S
35
SW
35
SSW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
4
4
2
 mm
max °C
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
-26
-24
-23
-22
-25
-27
-27
-26
-26
-27
min °C
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
-31
-30
-29
-25
-23
-24
-28
-28
-28
-27
-27
-28
 chill °C
-40
-41
-44
-46
-47
-46
-46
-46
-46
-41
-40
-44
-47
-46
-46
-42
-46
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-30-30-30-30-30-31-30-28-25-23-23-27-28-28-27-27-28-30-29-28-28-27-27-27-27-25-22-20-19-23-24-23-22-22-24-31-30-28-26-25-24-23-22-22-19-17-14-18-18-16-15-16-20-28-27-25-22-20-20-20-20-18-13-10-8-11-12-12-11-12-16
Sunrise
8:25
8:17
8:08
8:00
7:52
7:45
Sunset
5:30
5:38
5:45
5:53
6:00
6:08

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat night, min -31°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu morning, strong winds from the S by Sat night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun night, min -28°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Tue 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
-28°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (37 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
0.0 km
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
56
Near gales from the SE
(56 kph at 140).
28 km
Mid: few
1533 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
0.8 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB138E64S
1844 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
68
Gales from the ESE
(68 kph at 116).
- km
ASCATC142E63S
1854 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the E
(58 kph at 101).
- km
ASCATC138E64S
1854 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
65
Gales from the ESE
(65 kph at 113).
- km
ASCATC141E63S
1858 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the E
(59 kph at 98).
- km
ASCATC137E64S
1860 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the ESE
(66 kph at 117).
- 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.