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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed night, min -35°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon night, min -34°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1100
100
1300
1450
300
1650
1700
1650
7300
km/h
10
S
5
SE
15
ESE
30
SSE
55
SSW
50
S
25
SSW
10
SW
5
SE
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
NNE
0
SE
5
ESE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-34
-33
-31
-31
-32
-34
-32
-31
-32
-33
-33
-32
-31
-30
-29
-29
-29
-28
min °C
-35
-33
-32
-31
-33
-34
-34
-32
-34
-34
-33
-33
-32
-31
-30
-29
-29
-29
 chill °C
-46
-33
-42
-47
-54
-55
-49
-32
-44
-48
-47
-47
-45
-45
-41
-29
-29
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-33-32-31-33-34-33-32-33-34-33-33-32-31-30-29-29-29-31-30-28-27-30-31-29-28-30-31-31-30-28-27-27-27-26-25-26-25-23-20-26-25-23-23-26-27-27-26-23-21-23-23-22-19-22-22-21-17-18-19-19-20-23-22-21-24-20-20-24-21-21-21
Sunrise
6:41
—
—
6:33
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:00
—
—
Sunset
—
9:01
—
—
9:09
—
—
9:17
—
—
9:25
—
—
9:34
—
—
9:42
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed night, min -35°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon night, min -34°C on Sat morning). 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-27°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-27°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
ASCATB117E62S
2460 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
10
Light winds from the WNW
(10 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATB116E62S
2475 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
5
Calm
(5 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATB115E62S
2491 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the W
(21 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATB114E62S
2504 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 195).
- km
ASCATB117E61S
2519 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB116E61S
2534 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATB113E62S
2546 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATB115E61S
2561 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 329).
- 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.