– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E
Mount Discovery Weather Forecast
Transantarctic Mountains · AntarcticaIssued: 12 pm Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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4 Mount Discovery Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu morning, min -29°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Wed morning, strong winds from the S by Thu morning). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon night, min -28°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, stormy winds from the S by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | snow shwrs | heavy snow | |
Cloud base (m) | 350 | 250 | 400 | 100 | 400 | 1100 | 1950 | 2050 | 1400 | 1400 | 1500 | 1900 | 2150 | 1700 | 1450 | 300 | 400 | |
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 cm | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -27 | -27 | -27 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -28 | -28 | -28 | -27 | -28 | -26 | -27 | -27 | -24 | -23 | -24 | -21 |
min °C | -27 | -28 | -27 | -27 | -26 | -28 | -28 | -28 | -29 | -28 | -28 | -28 | -27 | -27 | -26 | -23 | -25 | -22 |
chill °C | -48 | -50 | -48 | -45 | -44 | -48 | -48 | -48 | -49 | -50 | -49 | -50 | -48 | -46 | -41 | -41 | -44 | -40 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 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: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu morning, min -29°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Wed morning, strong winds from the S by Thu morning).
Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon night, min -28°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, stormy winds from the S by Mon night).
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 |  | ||||
DomeA | |||||
ASCATC163E63S | |||||
ASCATC160E63S | |||||
ASCATC161E63S | |||||
ASCATC157E63S | |||||
ASCATC162E63S | |||||
ASCATC156E63S | |||||
ASCATC159E63S |
* 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.