– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E
Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, AntarcticaIssued: 11 pm Mon 24 Aug Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 11 pm Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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4 Mount Discovery Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu afternoon, min -35°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, severe gales from the S by Thu afternoon). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu night, min -28°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | heavy snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | |
Cloud base (m) | 300 | 100 | 3750 | 1800 | 350 | 400 | 400 | 1250 | 350 | 250 | 250 | |||||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 3 | — | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -34 | -33 | -32 | -32 | -32 | -31 | -31 | -28 | -24 | -22 | -27 | -27 | -24 | -23 | -22 | -24 |
min °C | -35 | -33 | -33 | -33 | -32 | -31 | -32 | -29 | -25 | -24 | -28 | -28 | -25 | -24 | -23 | -25 |
chill °C | -42 | -43 | -44 | -42 | -45 | -48 | -42 | -48 | -45 | -44 | -47 | -46 | -42 | -44 | -43 | -43 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | — | 11:04 | — | — | 10:51 | — | — | 10:38 | — | — | 10:26 | — | — | 10:15 | — | — |
 | — | — | 3:00 | — | — | 3:14 | — | — | 3:26 | — | — | 3:37 | — | — | 3:48 | — |
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu afternoon, min -35°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, severe gales from the S by Thu afternoon).
Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu night, min -28°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sun 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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Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station |  | ||||
Williams Field | | ||||
Dumont Durville | |||||
DomeA | |||||
Casey | |||||
ASCATC113E63S | |||||
ASCATC113E62S | |||||
ASCATC227E64S | |||||
ASCATB227E65S | |||||
ASCATB227E64S |
* 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.