– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E
Mount Discovery Weather Forecast
Transantarctic Mountains · AntarcticaIssued: 11 pm Fri 11 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Fri 11 Sep Local Time
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4 Mount Discovery Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, gales from the SSW by Sun night). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon night, min -28°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon night, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | |
Cloud base (m) | 1500 | 2050 | 1700 | 1900 | 1200 | 1250 | 1200 | 450 | 1100 | 1100 | 350 | 300 | 1600 | 2100 | ||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -26 | -26 | -27 | -24 | -22 | -20 | -19 | -19 | -22 | -21 | -22 | -23 | -25 | -27 | -28 | -27 |
min °C | -26 | -27 | -27 | -26 | -23 | -21 | -20 | -21 | -22 | -22 | -22 | -24 | -26 | -28 | -28 | -28 |
chill °C | -42 | -38 | -39 | -42 | -40 | -38 | -37 | -37 | -40 | -39 | -32 | -35 | -42 | -46 | -46 | -44 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:15 | — |
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, gales from the SSW by Sun night).
Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):
A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon night, min -28°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon night, calm 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Williams Field |  | ||||
Dumont Durville | |||||
DomeA | |||||
hy2b199E65S | |||||
hy2b196E64S | |||||
hy2b198E65S | |||||
hy2b193E64S | |||||
hy2b194E64S | |||||
hy2b197E64S | |||||
hy2b195E64S |
* 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.