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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Tue 10 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu morning, min -29°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Tue morning, severe gales from the S by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat night, min -29°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Sat morning, strong winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2100
2000
1300
350
350
250
300
500
1700
2000
2000
1850
400
500
1800
1650
1450
km/h
20
SSE
35
S
70
S
85
S
80
S
60
S
50
S
60
S
55
S
60
S
50
S
55
S
55
S
60
S
60
S
50
S
55
SSW
55
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
3
3
3
6
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-29
-29
-27
-26
-26
-26
-25
-26
-26
-27
-28
-28
-28
-27
-26
-26
-26
-26
min °C
-29
-29
-28
-27
-27
-27
-26
-27
-27
-28
-28
-29
-28
-27
-27
-26
-26
-26
 chill °C
-42
-46
-48
-49
-48
-47
-44
-46
-46
-47
-46
-49
-47
-46
-47
-44
-44
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-28-27-27-27-26-27-27-28-28-29-28-27-27-26-26-26-25-24-23-23-22-22-21-22-22-23-23-24-23-23-22-21-21-22-19-17-16-16-16-16-15-15-15-15-16-16-17-16-15-13-13-14-12-10-9-8-8-9-8-7-9-8-8-10-8-7-8-7-7-8
Sunrise
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
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 morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu morning, min -29°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Tue morning, severe gales from the S by Wed morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat night, min -29°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Sat morning, strong winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

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.
3 hours ago
-18°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
73 km NE
22m alt.
3 hours ago
-18°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
ASCATB189E64S
1738 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB190E64S
1763 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATB191E64S
1789 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB192E64S
1811 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATC192E64S
1815 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB193E64S
1823 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 268).
- 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.