– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E
Mount Discovery Weather Forecast
Transantarctic Mountains · AntarcticaIssued: 6 pm Sun 15 Nov Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Sun 15 Nov Local Time
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4 Mount Discovery Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -27°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the S on Sun night, stormy winds from the S by Tue afternoon). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed afternoon, min -24°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Wed night, moderate winds from the S by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||
Sun 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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cloudy | cloudy | snow shwrs | heavy snow | mod. snow | cloudy | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | |
Cloud base (m) | 1500 | 300 | 150 | 1800 | 450 | 350 | 250 | 250 | 100 | 300 | 450 | 150 | 1150 | 1650 | 1200 | ||
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 cm | — | — | 2 | 11 | 7 | — | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -25 | -23 | -23 | -23 | -24 | -21 | -20 | -20 | -21 | -20 | -20 | -23 | -23 | -22 | -22 | -22 | -21 |
min °C | -27 | -25 | -23 | -25 | -26 | -22 | -21 | -21 | -21 | -21 | -22 | -23 | -24 | -23 | -22 | -22 | -22 |
chill °C | -47 | -43 | -43 | -45 | -46 | -38 | -39 | -40 | -38 | -37 | -41 | -40 | -40 | -39 | -34 | -35 | -38 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — |
 | 12:00 | — | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — |
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -27°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the S on Sun night, stormy winds from the S by Tue afternoon).
Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed afternoon, min -24°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Wed night, moderate winds from the S by Fri 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Williams Field |  | ||||
SANTA FECITOLA | |||||
Dumont Durville | |||||
SHIP317 | |||||
DomeA | |||||
WilkinsRunwayEast | |||||
Casey |  | ||||
ASCATB255E70S | |||||
ASCATB256E70S |
* 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.