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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Sun 20 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Wed morning, min -33°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed afternoon, min -38°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1800
1050
400
400
1100
2050
1400
7250
250
1600
1200
350
km/h
45
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
35
SW
50
S
60
S
50
SSW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
5
NNW
10
S
20
SW
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-30
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-31
-29
-27
-28
-30
-35
-37
-37
-37
-37
-36
min °C
-30
-30
-29
-30
-31
-30
-32
-33
-28
-29
-34
-36
-37
-38
-37
-37
-37
 chill °C
-48
-46
-42
-43
-52
-49
-53
-53
-41
-40
-44
-36
-47
-54
-50
-52
-52
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-30-29-30-30-30-32-31-28-29-32-36-37-38-37-37-37-26-25-25-25-26-28-29-28-25-26-30-33-34-34-34-34-33-19-19-18-18-20-25-26-24-24-26-30-29-31-30-29-29-27-13-14-13-14-15-20-20-22-23-25-29-27-29-28-23-23-23
Sunrise
6:56
6:50
6:41
6:33
6:26
Sunset
6:45
6:52
6:59
7:07
7:14
7:21

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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 -27°C on Wed morning, min -33°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed afternoon, min -38°C on Thu 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
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-16°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
52 minutes ago
-23°C
-
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 120).
50 km
Mid: few
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
52 minutes ago
-19°C
-
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 170).
ASCATB222E66S
2299 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NW
(49 kph at 317).
- km
ASCATC222E66S
2308 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATC223E66S
2322 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATC227E67S
2322 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATB223E66S
2324 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NW
(47 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATC230E67S
2325 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATC228E67S
2331 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 283).
- 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.