– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E
Mount Discovery Weather Forecast
Transantarctic Mountains · AntarcticaIssued: 6 pm Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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4 Mount Discovery Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the S by Sat morning). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue night, min -27°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun night, stormy winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | snow shwrs | mod. snow | light snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | |
Cloud base (m) | 600 | 1450 | 1950 | 1650 | 1800 | 1800 | 1750 | 2100 | 1700 | 1350 | 250 | 450 | 450 | 300 | 50 | ||
km/h | |||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -27 | -26 | -28 | -28 | -28 | -28 | -27 | -27 | -27 | -27 | -24 | -23 | -24 | -21 | -21 | -21 | -19 |
min °C | -27 | -28 | -29 | -29 | -29 | -29 | -29 | -27 | -28 | -27 | -26 | -24 | -26 | -24 | -21 | -21 | -20 |
chill °C | -44 | -48 | -50 | -51 | -49 | -51 | -50 | -46 | -48 | -47 | -44 | -43 | -45 | -41 | -37 | -38 | -37 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — |
 | 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. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the S by Sat morning).
Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue night, min -27°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun night, stormy winds from the SSW by Wed morning).
This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Discovery at the specific elevation of 2681 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 |  | ||||
Dumont Durville | |||||
DomeA | |||||
WilkinsRunwayEast | |||||
Casey |  | ||||
ASCATB212E63S | |||||
ASCATB213E63S | |||||
ASCATB214E63S | |||||
ASCATB215E63S | |||||
ASCATC216E63S |
* 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.