– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E
Mount Discovery Weather Forecast
Transantarctic Mountains · AntarcticaIssued: 12 pm Fri 13 Nov Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Fri 13 Nov Local Time
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4 Mount Discovery Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, gales from the S by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | |||||||||||||
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cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | heavy snow | |
Cloud base (m) | 2000 | 1800 | 1700 | 1950 | 1750 | 2100 | 1900 | 1900 | 1050 | 250 | 1200 | 250 | 350 | 500 | 400 | 150 | 100 | |
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mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -16 | -17 | -17 | -16 | -15 | -15 | -14 | -12 | -9 | -11 | -15 | -11 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -8 |
min °C | -16 | -18 | -18 | -16 | -15 | -16 | -15 | -13 | -11 | -12 | -16 | -15 | -11 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -8 | -12 |
chill °C | -30 | -33 | -33 | -29 | -29 | -27 | -27 | -25 | -22 | -25 | -30 | -28 | -22 | -18 | -17 | -19 | -17 | -23 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 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: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night).
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 Tue night, min -16°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, gales from the S by Wed 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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Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station |  | ||||
Williams Field |  | ||||
ASCATC170E64S | |||||
ASCATC169E64S | |||||
ASCATC172E64S | |||||
ASCATC171E64S | |||||
DomeA | |||||
ASCATC169E63S | |||||
ASCATC173E64S |
* 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.