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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu afternoon, min -27°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun night, min -30°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1150
300
500
300
500
1400
3650
4250
1950
2050
50
150
100
300
km/h
50
S
70
S
50
S
55
S
40
S
30
SSW
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
2
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-25
-25
-25
-24
-24
-25
-25
-26
-27
-27
-27
-27
-27
-26
-27
-27
-28
min °C
-26
-26
-25
-25
-24
-24
-25
-26
-27
-27
-27
-28
-27
-27
-27
-27
-28
-30
 chill °C
-43
-46
-42
-43
-40
-39
-36
-35
-37
-37
-37
-40
-38
-37
-35
-35
-38
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-26-25-25-24-24-25-26-27-27-27-28-27-27-27-27-28-29-21-21-21-20-20-20-21-22-23-24-24-24-24-24-23-24-25-26-15-14-15-13-13-14-15-16-18-19-20-20-20-19-20-21-22-22-8-8-8-7-7-10-11-12-16-14-15-18-15-15-18-17-16-19
Sunrise
2:41
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—
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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Sunset
12:45
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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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu afternoon, min -27°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun night, min -30°C on Mon night). 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
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
54
Near gales from the SE
(54 kph at 140).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC177E64S
1670 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATC178E64S
1671 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATC179E64S
1688 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATC176E64S
1693 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATB175E64S
1693 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
1693 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 298).
- km
hy2c178E64S
1700 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WSW
(25 kph at 242).
- km
hy2c177E64S
1703 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
- 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.