– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E
Mount Discovery Weather Forecast
Transantarctic Mountains · AntarcticaIssued: 5 am Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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4 Mount Discovery Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat afternoon, min -33°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Fri night, moderate winds from the SSW by Sun night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue afternoon, min -33°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, stormy winds from the S by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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cloudy | cloudy | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | clear | cloudy | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | cloudy | some clouds | |
Cloud base (m) | 1600 | 1250 | 1050 | 1100 | 1100 | 1300 | 1400 | 1750 | 1350 | 1050 | 1300 | 1500 | 350 | 1150 | 350 | 350 | 1750 | 1750 |
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 cm | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -32 | -31 | -30 | -29 | -28 | -29 | -29 | -29 | -29 | -30 | -30 | -30 | -29 | -28 | -30 | -32 | -31 | -29 |
min °C | -33 | -31 | -32 | -29 | -28 | -29 | -29 | -29 | -30 | -30 | -30 | -31 | -30 | -29 | -32 | -33 | -31 | -30 |
chill °C | -48 | -50 | -54 | -50 | -47 | -49 | -46 | -45 | -45 | -42 | -41 | -42 | -45 | -50 | -57 | -57 | -50 | -41 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | 7:20 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 7:07 | — |
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat afternoon, min -33°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Fri night, moderate winds from the SSW by Sun night).
Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue afternoon, min -33°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, stormy winds from the S by Tue 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 | |||||
ASCATC225E66S | |||||
ASCATB225E66S | |||||
ASCATC224E66S | |||||
ASCATC223E66S | |||||
ASCATB224E66S | |||||
ASCATB226E66S | |||||
ASCATC226E66S | |||||
ASCATB223E66S |
* 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.