– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E
Mount Discovery Weather Forecast
Transantarctic Mountains · AntarcticaIssued: 12 am Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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4 Mount Discovery Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon afternoon, min -27°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, gales from the S by Mon afternoon). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon night, min -26°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | some clouds | |
Cloud base (m) | 200 | 500 | 500 | 250 | 450 | 150 | 300 | 400 | 1250 | 300 | 1300 | 1150 | 1500 | 650 | 350 | 500 |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -25 | -26 | -25 | -26 | -25 | -24 | -24 | -23 | -22 | -23 | -25 | -25 | -25 | -25 | -25 | -25 |
min °C | -25 | -26 | -26 | -27 | -26 | -24 | -24 | -23 | -22 | -24 | -25 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -25 | -25 |
chill °C | -34 | -41 | -40 | -43 | -43 | -42 | -42 | -41 | -39 | -44 | -44 | -44 | -43 | -43 | -42 | -42 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | — | 3:55 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 3:24 | — | — | 3:04 | — | — | 2:41 | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 11:46 | 12:00 | — | — | 12:02 | — | — | 12:21 | — | — | 12:45 | — | — |
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon afternoon, min -27°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, gales from the S by Mon afternoon).
Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):
A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon night, min -26°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Williams Field |  | ||||
DomeA | |||||
ASCATC134E64S | |||||
ASCATC135E64S | |||||
ASCATC133E64S | |||||
ASCATC138E63S | |||||
ASCATC132E64S | |||||
ASCATC138E62S | |||||
ASCATC131E64S | |||||
ASCATC137E63S |
* 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.