– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E
Mount Discovery Weather Forecast
Transantarctic Mountains · AntarcticaIssued: 6 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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4 Mount Discovery Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -33°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri afternoon, min -28°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the S by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | |
Cloud base (m) | 650 | 350 | 450 | 1500 | 600 | 1700 | 1100 | 150 | 450 | 250 | 150 | 200 | 500 | 350 | 1350 | 1200 | 250 |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -33 | -33 | -32 | -31 | -32 | -31 | -31 | -28 | -28 | -27 | -25 | -24 | -23 | -25 | -25 | -26 | -25 |
min °C | -33 | -33 | -32 | -31 | -32 | -32 | -31 | -31 | -28 | -28 | -27 | -25 | -23 | -26 | -27 | -27 | -26 |
chill °C | -46 | -47 | -46 | -45 | -47 | -44 | -44 | -45 | -42 | -42 | -42 | -42 | -38 | -45 | -46 | -46 | -43 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | 4:20 | — | — | 4:07 | — | — | 3:55 | — | — |
 | — | 10:45 | — | — | 10:57 | — | — | 11:07 | — | — | 11:20 | — | — | 11:32 | — | — | 11:46 |
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -33°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri afternoon, min -28°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the S by Sun 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 |  | ||||
Amundsen-Scott Airport |  | ||||
Dumont Durville | |||||
DomeA | |||||
Casey | |||||
ASCATB237E69S | |||||
ASCATB230E67S |
* 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.