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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sun 08 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun afternoon, min -30°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, severe gales from the S by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed night, min -29°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Wed afternoon, near gales from the S by Sat morning).

Sun
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
100
100
150
200
1500
1850
1850
1300
400
400
400
350
450
1650
1500
1150
450
km/h
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
5
NE
10
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
60
SSW
75
S
90
S
60
S
70
S
60
S
65
S
60
S
65
SSE
55
S
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
2
3
4
3
2
—
—
—
2
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-26
-28
-29
-29
-29
-28
-28
-27
-27
-25
-26
-26
-26
-28
-28
-27
min °C
-26
-28
-28
-29
-30
-29
-28
-28
-28
-27
-27
-27
-26
-28
-28
-28
-29
 chill °C
-34
-28
-28
-29
-41
-41
-42
-46
-49
-49
-48
-47
-45
-47
-48
-48
-51
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-27-28-29-30-29-28-28-28-27-26-27-26-27-28-28-28-23-24-25-25-25-25-24-23-23-22-22-22-22-22-23-23-24-19-19-20-20-20-19-17-16-15-15-16-16-16-16-16-17-16-12-15-13-13-15-12-10-8-7-8-9-8-8-9-9-9-10
Sunrise
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—
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
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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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun afternoon, min -30°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, severe gales from the S by Tue night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed night, min -29°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Wed afternoon, near gales from the S by Sat 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.
1 hour ago
-14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 70).
9.0 km
Low: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 100).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
1533 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
31 km
Mid: scattered
WilkinsRunwayEast
2101 km WSW
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 80).
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
Fog at a distance.
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 340).
41 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB229E66S
2410 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATB227E66S
2419 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATB228E66S
2428 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 274).
- 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.