– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E
Mount Discovery Weather Forecast
Transantarctic Mountains · AntarcticaIssued: 12 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Update imminent hr min s
4 Mount Discovery Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, gales from the SSW by Mon morning). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu afternoon, min -15°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | snow shwrs | light snow | heavy snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | cloudy | cloudy | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | |
Cloud base (m) | 600 | 1300 | 1050 | 350 | 250 | 450 | 450 | 550 | 350 | 500 | 450 | 1200 | 450 | 200 | 1150 | 1850 | 1300 | 1350 |
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 cm | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -16 | -15 | -15 | -14 | -14 | -13 | -14 | -13 | -13 | -13 | -14 | -13 | -14 | -15 | -14 | -12 | -11 | -12 |
min °C | -16 | -16 | -17 | -14 | -14 | -14 | -14 | -13 | -13 | -14 | -14 | -14 | -15 | -15 | -14 | -13 | -12 | -15 |
chill °C | -25 | -24 | -27 | -26 | -26 | -28 | -28 | -27 | -26 | -25 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -27 | -24 | -23 | -21 | -27 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | 3:55 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 3:24 | — | — | 3:04 | — | — | 2:41 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — |
 | — | — | 11:46 | 12:00 | — | — | 12:02 | — | — | 12:21 | — | — | 12:45 | — | — | 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 Sun night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, gales from the SSW by Mon morning).
Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):
A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu afternoon, min -15°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Williams Field |  | ||||
Dumont Durville | |||||
WilkinsRunwayEast | |||||
Casey |  | ||||
ASCATB255E71S | |||||
ASCATB256E71S | |||||
ASCATB257E71S | |||||
ASCATB258E71S | |||||
ASCATB259E71S | |||||
ASCATB255E70S |
* 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.