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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun morning, min -37°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri afternoon, min -36°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, gales from the SSW by Fri night).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
mod snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
1900
1450
1200
1700
1950
1750
1750
1700
1300
250
150
km/h
35
S
65
S
65
S
50
SSE
15
SSW
15
W
5
SW
0
SE
10
SE
5
SW
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
SE
5
ESE
30
SSE
40
SSE
60
SSW
65
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
9
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-31
-33
-35
-33
-33
-35
-37
-37
-37
-36
-35
-33
-32
-31
-31
-27
-26
-26
min °C
-32
-34
-35
-34
-33
-37
-37
-37
-37
-36
-35
-35
-33
-31
-32
-28
-28
-30
 chill °C
-52
-58
-60
-55
-46
-48
-45
-37
-48
-36
-42
-45
-42
-38
-48
-47
-48
-49
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-34-35-34-33-36-37-37-37-36-35-34-33-31-32-28-27-28-28-30-31-30-31-33-33-34-34-33-32-30-29-28-28-23-23-25-22-24-26-26-28-29-30-30-29-28-27-26-24-23-24-18-17-20-17-17-21-23-25-28-27-28-27-24-25-26-23-23-21-14-12-15
Sunrise
8:05
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—
6:58
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:33
—
—
6:24
—
—
Sunset
—
9:39
—
—
8:46
—
—
8:54
—
—
9:01
—
—
9:09
—
—
9:17
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun morning, min -37°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri afternoon, min -36°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, gales from the SSW 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.
3 hours ago
-18°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-19°C
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
30 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB191E66S
1646 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB191E65S
1670 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB192E66S
1673 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 255).
- km
ASCATB193E66S
1673 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATB194E66S
1677 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATC194E66S
1680 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WSW
(38 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB192E65S
1685 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB193E65S
1690 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WSW
(47 kph at 256).
- 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.