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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu afternoon, min -27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun morning, min -36°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
100
100
100
450
600
600
1700
2000
4200
3700
1900
150
km/h
10
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
5
NNW
10
S
10
SW
15
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
NW
15
NW
25
WNW
55
SW
40
SSW
10
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-21
-20
-20
-23
-24
-25
-27
-26
-25
-25
-27
-29
-30
-31
-32
-35
-32
-31
min °C
-21
-20
-22
-23
-24
-27
-27
-27
-25
-25
-28
-30
-30
-31
-36
-36
-34
-31
 chill °C
-29
-30
-34
-34
-36
-33
-35
-36
-34
-36
-41
-41
-42
-43
-55
-58
-53
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-20-21-23-24-26-27-27-25-25-28-30-30-31-34-36-33-31-19-19-20-21-23-24-25-24-23-24-26-28-28-29-31-32-29-28-18-18-18-19-20-21-22-22-22-22-24-26-26-26-28-25-24-25-15-15-18-16-15-17-17-18-22-19-19-25-22-22-27-22-21-25
Sunrise
5:33
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—
5:22
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:03
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—
4:54
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—
4:43
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—
Sunset
—
—
10:07
—
—
10:16
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—
10:25
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—
10:36
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—
10:45
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10:57

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu afternoon, min -27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun morning, min -36°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the NW by Tue 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.
1 hour ago
-12°C
light snow
Light snow.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
moderate snow
Snow
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
35 km
Mid: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
6.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 90).
ASCATB199E65S
1810 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATC198E65S
1812 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC202E66S
1813 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NE
(55 kph at 44).
- km
ASCATC199E65S
1816 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATC203E66S
1821 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NE
(58 kph at 42).
- km
ASCATC204E66S
1825 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NE
(60 kph at 46).
- 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.