– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E
Mount Discovery Weather Forecast
Transantarctic Mountains · AntarcticaIssued: 12 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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4 Mount Discovery Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri night, min -28°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, near gales from the S by Sat night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun night, min -21°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the S on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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cloudy | light snow | some clouds | clear | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | |
Cloud base (m) | 100 | 100 | 150 | 400 | 200 | 450 | 1150 | 1400 | 1250 | 350 | 300 | 1100 | 1150 | 400 | 300 | 400 | 500 | 500 |
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 cm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -27 | -28 | -25 | -23 | -22 | -21 | -22 | -21 | -22 | -20 | -20 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -21 | -20 |
min °C | -28 | -28 | -28 | -24 | -22 | -21 | -22 | -21 | -22 | -21 | -20 | -20 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -20 | -21 | -20 |
chill °C | -41 | -40 | -39 | -30 | -33 | -34 | -34 | -31 | -37 | -37 | -36 | -36 | -35 | -36 | -35 | -38 | -39 | -38 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | 4:20 | — | — | 4:07 | — | — | 3:55 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 3:24 | — | — | 3:04 | — | — |
 | — | — | 11:20 | — | — | 11:32 | — | — | 11:46 | 12:00 | — | — | 12:02 | — | — | 12:21 | — | — |
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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 -21°C on Fri night, min -28°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, near gales from the S by Sat night).
Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun night, min -21°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the S on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the SSW by Tue night).
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 |  | ||||
ASCATC122E63S | |||||
ASCATC121E63S | |||||
ASCATC122E62S | |||||
ASCATC123E62S | |||||
ASCATC121E62S | |||||
ASCATC120E62S | |||||
ASCATC119E62S | |||||
ASCATC123E61S |
* 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.