– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E
Mount Discovery Weather Forecast
Transantarctic Mountains · AntarcticaIssued: 12 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Wed 14 Oct 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 -25°C on Fri afternoon, min -31°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSE by Fri night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon morning, min -26°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the S by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | |
Cloud base (m) | 1650 | 1150 | 350 | 100 | 150 | 500 | 300 | 600 | 550 | 450 | 1300 | 1450 | 350 | 1150 | 450 | 1200 | 450 | |
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 cm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -30 | -30 | -30 | -30 | -30 | -28 | -26 | -25 | -25 | -25 | -26 | -26 | -25 | -23 | -23 | -22 | -22 | -24 |
min °C | -31 | -31 | -31 | -30 | -30 | -30 | -27 | -25 | -25 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -24 | -23 | -23 | -23 | -24 |
chill °C | -39 | -43 | -46 | -46 | -45 | -45 | -40 | -37 | -39 | -43 | -39 | -40 | -45 | -42 | -41 | -42 | -42 | -43 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | 4:31 | — | — | 4:20 | — | — | 4:07 | — | — | 3:55 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 3:24 | — | — |
 | — | — | 11:07 | — | — | 11:20 | — | — | 11:32 | — | — | 11:46 | 12:00 | — | — | 12:02 | — | — |
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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 -25°C on Fri afternoon, min -31°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSE by Fri night).
Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon morning, min -26°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, severe gales 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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Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station |  | ||||
Williams Field |  | ||||
Dumont Durville | |||||
DomeA | |||||
ASCATB164E62S | |||||
ASCATB163E62S | |||||
ASCATB165E62S | |||||
ASCATB162E62S | |||||
ASCATB157E62S | |||||
ASCATB155E62S |
* 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.