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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Fri 11 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun afternoon, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Mon morning, min -30°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, gales from the SSE by Wed afternoon).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1100
500
1150
1800
2150
1900
1850
2000
1900
450
450
1150
150
650
1200
1400
1100
km/h
40
SSE
50
SSE
30
S
20
SSW
15
S
30
S
35
S
40
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
40
SSW
40
S
0
SSW
5
NNE
20
ESE
50
SSE
70
SSE
65
SSE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
2
3
 mm
max °C
-29
-28
-28
-29
-29
-27
-26
-25
-25
-25
-27
-27
-26
-26
-27
-27
-28
-29
min °C
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-27
-26
-25
-25
-27
-27
-27
-27
-28
-27
-29
-30
 chill °C
-46
-47
-43
-41
-39
-42
-42
-42
-40
-37
-43
-44
-27
-36
-43
-45
-50
-51
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-29-29-29-28-27-26-25-25-27-27-27-27-28-27-29-30-27-26-26-26-26-26-24-22-21-21-22-22-22-24-25-26-27-28-25-24-23-23-23-23-20-17-14-14-15-15-17-19-22-25-26-24-20-19-20-21-23-21-15-13-12-12-10-11-16-19-19-19-19-18
Sunrise
8:17
8:08
8:00
7:52
7:45
7:37
Sunset
5:38
5:45
5:53
6:00
6:08
6:15

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun afternoon, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Mon morning, min -30°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, gales from the SSE by Wed 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
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-22°C
clear
Haze -.
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 80).
1.1 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-23°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 120).
26 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC167E63S
1752 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the S
(54 kph at 188).
- km
ASCATC172E63S
1754 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SSE
(58 kph at 164).
- km
ASCATB167E63S
1755 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the S
(53 kph at 181).
- km
ASCATC171E63S
1756 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the S
(59 kph at 173).
- km
ASCATC170E63S
1759 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the S
(57 kph at 174).
- km
ASCATC169E63S
1762 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
73
Gales from the S
(73 kph at 189).
- km
ASCATB170E63S
1768 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SSE
(56 kph at 168).
- km
ASCATB166E63S
1770 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the S
(56 kph at 184).
- 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.