– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E
Mount Discovery Weather Forecast
Transantarctic Mountains · AntarcticaIssued: 6 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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4 Mount Discovery Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon morning, min -22°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, gales from the SSW by Mon night). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu morning, min -22°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, gales from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | light snow | |
Cloud base (m) | 1150 | 1300 | 1050 | 300 | 400 | 500 | 550 | 450 | 1400 | 550 | 1200 | 400 | 500 | 400 | 1600 | 350 | 150 |
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 cm | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -21 | -22 | -21 | -19 | -19 | -18 | -19 | -19 | -20 | -21 | -21 | -21 | -21 | -20 | -19 | -19 | -19 |
min °C | -22 | -22 | -22 | -20 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -21 | -21 | -22 | -21 | -21 | -21 | -20 | -20 | -21 |
chill °C | -34 | -35 | -37 | -35 | -35 | -36 | -36 | -36 | -36 | -36 | -37 | -36 | -36 | -36 | -35 | -38 | -38 |
Freezing level m | 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 | — | — |
 | — | 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 -18°C on Mon morning, min -22°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, gales from the SSW by Mon night).
Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):
A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu morning, min -22°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, gales from the SSW by Thu afternoon).
This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Discovery at the specific elevation of 2000 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 |  | ||||
ASCATB255E71S | |||||
ASCATB256E71S | |||||
ASCATB257E71S | |||||
ASCATB258E71S | |||||
ASCATC259E71S | |||||
ASCATB259E71S | |||||
ASCATC260E71S | |||||
ASCATB255E70S | |||||
ASCATB260E71S |
* 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.