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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Mon 02 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue night, min -28°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Thu night, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
400
300
550
1300
1100
8100
150
400
1850
1300
450
400
400
300
500
250
2000
km/h
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
30
SSW
40
SSW
50
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
15
SW
30
SW
35
SSE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
—
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-28
-26
-26
-25
-23
-23
-23
-24
-25
-25
-24
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-26
min °C
-28
-27
-26
-25
-24
-23
-23
-24
-25
-25
-26
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-27
 chill °C
-40
-38
-37
-36
-35
-32
-30
-32
-39
-40
-45
-39
-38
-38
-34
-39
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-27-26-25-24-23-23-24-25-25-25-25-25-25-25-25-27-24-24-22-21-20-19-19-20-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-23-18-19-17-16-14-13-13-14-15-14-16-16-15-15-15-16-17-11-13-11-9-11-9-8-10-8-7-9-9-7-9-8-8-11
Sunrise
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
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Sunset
12:00
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
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 -23°C on Tue night, min -28°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Thu night, light winds from the S by Fri night).

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
-13°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
-
41
Strong winds from the SE
(41 kph at 140).
50 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB186E64S
1798 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATB187E64S
1815 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATB188E64S
1829 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NW
(34 kph at 317).
- km
ASCATB189E64S
1844 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 332).
- km
ASCATB190E64S
1855 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 327).
- km
ASCATB191E64S
1873 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NW
(29 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATB192E64S
1892 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB185E63S
1897 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNW
(49 kph at 329).
- 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.