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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat afternoon, min -33°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed afternoon, min -32°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, gales from the SSW by Thu morning).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1950
1400
1900
1350
300
200
250
550
1350
1400
1200
1650
450
1050
1150
km/h
25
S
25
SSW
15
S
5
SW
5
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
W
20
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
25
SSE
60
SSW
35
SSE
30
S
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-27
-27
-27
-27
-28
-29
-30
-32
-32
-31
-30
-29
-29
-30
-29
-29
min °C
-27
-27
-27
-27
-27
-28
-29
-32
-33
-32
-32
-31
-30
-29
-30
-30
-30
 chill °C
-41
-41
-37
-32
-27
-38
-39
-45
-48
-49
-48
-43
-40
-42
-51
-47
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-27-27-27-27-28-29-31-33-32-32-31-30-29-30-30-30-24-24-24-23-24-25-26-28-29-28-27-26-25-25-26-25-25-20-21-20-20-20-21-22-23-22-21-20-19-18-18-20-20-19-14-18-15-15-18-16-16-17-15-14-17-15-14-14-12-13-15
Sunrise
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
—
—
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat afternoon, min -33°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed afternoon, min -32°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, gales from the SSW by Thu 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
-20°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 280).
50 km
Mid: few
ASCATB189E64S
1844 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 255).
- km
ASCATB189E63S
1950 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the WSW
(12 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATB190E63S
1969 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the WSW
(18 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATB191E63S
1974 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the WSW
(18 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATC192E63S
1996 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WSW
(25 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB192E63S
1999 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WSW
(27 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATB193E63S
2011 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SW
(32 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATC193E63S
2017 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 236).
- 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.