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Mount Discovery Weather Forecast
Transantarctic Mountains · AntarcticaIssued: 12 pm Sun 15 Nov Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Sun 15 Nov Local Time
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4 Mount Discovery Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, gales from the SSW by Mon morning). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | |||||||||||||
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cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | cloudy | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | |
Cloud base (m) | 1850 | 2050 | 1650 | 300 | 150 | 1950 | 1700 | 500 | 350 | 400 | 200 | 450 | 1750 | 300 | 1600 | 1550 | 4950 | |
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 cm | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 8 | — | — | 10 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -15 | -14 | -9 | -11 | -11 | -13 | -8 | -6 | -8 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -12 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -7 |
min °C | -15 | -14 | -13 | -12 | -12 | -17 | -11 | -7 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -12 | -12 | -10 | -10 | -8 | -8 | -7 |
chill °C | -28 | -26 | -25 | -26 | -25 | -32 | -22 | -18 | -22 | -19 | -20 | -25 | -24 | -20 | -20 | -19 | -19 | -16 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — |
 | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — |
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, gales from the SSW by Mon morning).
Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).
This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Discovery at the specific elevation of 1000 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 |  | ||||
SHIP244 | |||||
DomeA | |||||
ASCATC131E64S | |||||
ASCATC133E64S | |||||
ASCATC132E64S | |||||
ASCATC133E63S | |||||
ASCATC132E63S | |||||
ASCATC130E64S | |||||
ASCATB129E64S |
* 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.