– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E
Mount Discovery Weather Forecast
Transantarctic Mountains · AntarcticaIssued: 12 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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4 Mount Discovery Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun afternoon, min -31°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales from the S by Sun morning). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon morning, min -26°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the S on Sun night, severe gales from the S by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | cloudy | light snow | |
Cloud base (m) | 150 | 4600 | 250 | 350 | 600 | 500 | 100 | 1150 | 250 | 1100 | 250 | 1100 | 300 | 400 | 1350 | 1300 |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -28 | -26 | -25 | -25 | -26 | -26 | -25 | -26 | -24 | -24 | -22 | -22 | -23 | -24 | -25 | -26 |
min °C | -31 | -27 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -27 | -27 | -26 | -24 | -23 | -23 | -24 | -25 | -26 | -26 |
chill °C | -44 | -39 | -26 | -41 | -41 | -38 | -44 | -45 | -44 | -40 | -40 | -42 | -43 | -43 | -45 | -44 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | — | 4:07 | — | — | 3:55 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 3:24 | — | — | 3:04 | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 11:32 | — | — | 11:46 | 12:00 | — | — | 12:02 | — | — | 12:21 | — | — |
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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 -24°C on Sun afternoon, min -31°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales from the S by Sun morning).
Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon morning, min -26°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the S on Sun night, severe gales from the S 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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Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station |  | ||||
Williams Field | | ||||
Dumont Durville | |||||
DomeA | |||||
ASCATC135E64S | |||||
ASCATC134E64S | |||||
ASCATC133E64S | |||||
ASCATC134E63S | |||||
ASCATC132E64S | |||||
ASCATB131E64S |
* 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.