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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed morning, min -34°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the E by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sat afternoon, min -35°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, near gales from the S by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1800
5850
4600
1600
1250
1150
550
550
1050
1800
1100
1150
km/h
50
S
50
S
35
SSW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
N
15
SSE
10
SE
20
ESE
20
S
20
S
30
S
40
SSE
30
S
15
SSW
20
S
55
SSE
50
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-31
-33
-30
-28
-29
-31
-33
-34
-34
-34
-35
-35
-34
-33
-33
-34
-35
-33
min °C
-32
-33
-33
-29
-31
-32
-34
-34
-34
-35
-35
-35
-34
-33
-34
-34
-35
-34
 chill °C
-52
-53
-52
-40
-45
-45
-46
-44
-48
-49
-49
-52
-52
-49
-46
-48
-56
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-33-32-29-30-32-34-34-34-35-35-35-34-33-34-34-35-34-29-31-29-26-28-30-31-32-31-31-32-32-31-30-30-30-31-29-26-27-25-26-28-30-30-29-28-27-28-28-27-26-26-25-24-22-21-21-23-25-26-29-28-26-23-22-24-23-22-24-26-21-20-18
Sunrise
6:50
6:41
6:33
6:26
6:18
7:09
Sunset
6:59
7:07
7:14
7:21
7:29
8:36

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed morning, min -34°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the E by Wed night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sat afternoon, min -35°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, near gales 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
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (50 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
4.2 km
Mid: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB204E67S
1716 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the NNW
(61 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATB205E67S
1724 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NNW
(60 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATB206E67S
1768 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NNW
(60 kph at 338).
- km
ASCATB207E67S
1812 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NNW
(58 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATB207E66S
1872 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NNW
(58 kph at 337).
- km
ASCATB208E66S
1904 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NNW
(57 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATC224E66S
2266 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATC223E66S
2280 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 300).
- 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.