– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E
Mount Discovery Weather Forecast
Transantarctic Mountains · AntarcticaIssued: 5 pm Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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4 Mount Discovery Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun morning, min -30°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the E on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the SSE by Sun morning). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun afternoon, min -29°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||
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 | some clouds | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | |
Cloud base (m) | 1750 | 450 | 600 | 500 | 500 | 250 | 250 | 1350 | 350 | 1100 | 400 | 400 | 1400 | 1200 | 1350 | 400 | 650 |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -29 | -29 | -29 | -30 | -30 | -30 | -29 | -25 | -23 | -22 | -22 | -29 | -27 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -26 |
min °C | -29 | -30 | -29 | -30 | -30 | -30 | -30 | -28 | -24 | -23 | -25 | -29 | -28 | -27 | -27 | -26 | -27 |
chill °C | -42 | -48 | -47 | -50 | -49 | -46 | -45 | -42 | -44 | -43 | -44 | -48 | -48 | -46 | -49 | -47 | -44 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:08 | — |
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun morning, min -30°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the E on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the SSE by Sun morning).
Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun afternoon, min -29°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm 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 |  | ||||
Jang Bogo Station | | ||||
Vostok | |||||
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Dumont Durville | |||||
Casey | |||||
Mirnyj(89592-0) | |||||
ASCATB239E67S | |||||
ASCATB240E67S |
* 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.