– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E
Mount Discovery Weather Forecast
Transantarctic Mountains · AntarcticaIssued: 12 pm Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Thu 12 Nov 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 -26°C on Thu morning, min -29°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the S on Thu morning, severe gales from the S by Sat morning). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -28°C on Sun morning). Mainly severe gales. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | |||||||||||||
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light snow | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | clear | cloudy | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | heavy snow | snow shwrs | |
Cloud base (m) | 100 | 1100 | 1250 | 2050 | 1650 | 2000 | 1900 | 2050 | 1650 | 1700 | 1700 | 300 | 250 | 450 | 500 | 50 | 50 | |
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 cm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 21 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -26 | -26 | -26 | -28 | -28 | -28 | -28 | -27 | -27 | -27 | -26 | -24 | -24 | -23 | -21 | -21 | -20 | -20 |
min °C | -27 | -27 | -27 | -28 | -28 | -29 | -29 | -28 | -28 | -28 | -27 | -25 | -25 | -24 | -22 | -21 | -20 | -21 |
chill °C | -45 | -46 | -46 | -49 | -49 | -50 | -51 | -48 | -49 | -48 | -47 | -43 | -45 | -42 | -38 | -39 | -37 | -38 |
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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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu morning, min -29°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the S on Thu morning, severe gales from the S by Sat morning).
Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -28°C on Sun morning). Mainly severe gales.
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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Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station |  | ||||
Williams Field | | ||||
Mcmurdo Williams |  | ||||
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ASCATC142E63S | |||||
ASCATC139E63S | |||||
ASCATC141E63S | |||||
ASCATC135E64S | |||||
ASCATB135E64S | |||||
ASCATB134E64S |
* 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.