– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E
Mount Discovery Weather Forecast
Transantarctic Mountains · AntarcticaIssued: 6 am Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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4 Mount Discovery Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon morning, light winds from the SSW by Tue night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light rain | rain shwrs | light rain | rain shwrs | light rain | rain shwrs | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | light rain | light rain | |
Cloud base (m) | 450 | 350 | 350 | 300 | 550 | 300 | 1550 | 1350 | 1600 | 1500 | 250 | 400 | 1900 | 1050 | 1150 | 2950 | ||
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | 0.2 | 0.9 | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 0.7 | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 |
max °C | -7 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -6 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -9 | -6 | -6 | -8 | -11 | -10 | -11 |
min °C | -9 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -11 | -9 | -8 | -10 | -7 | -7 | -10 | -12 | -10 | -14 |
chill °C | -16 | -15 | -15 | -16 | -15 | -16 | -15 | -13 | -17 | -15 | -16 | -16 | -11 | -12 | -15 | -19 | -20 | -26 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | 12:00 | — | — | 3:24 | — | — | 3:04 | — | — | 2:41 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — |
 | 12:00 | — | — | 12:02 | — | — | 12:21 | — | — | 12:45 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — |
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon morning, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).
Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):
Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night).
This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Discovery at the specific elevation of 0 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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Williams Field |  | ||||
Dumont Durville | |||||
ASCATB180E64S | |||||
DomeA | |||||
ASCATC177E64S | |||||
ASCATC180E64S | |||||
ASCATB181E64S | |||||
ASCATC181E64S | |||||
ASCATC178E64S | |||||
ASCATB178E64S |
* 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.