– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E
Mount Discovery Weather Forecast
Transantarctic Mountains · AntarcticaIssued: 6 am Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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4 Mount Discovery Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon morning, min -26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu afternoon, min -27°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, gales from the S by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | light snow | mod. snow | cloudy | some clouds | snow shwrs | light snow | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | |
Cloud base (m) | 400 | 1250 | 450 | 1450 | 1500 | 400 | 400 | 1100 | 1400 | 1800 | 550 | 550 | 1600 | 1300 | 1950 | 1700 | 1350 | |
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 cm | 4 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -22 | -22 | -23 | -24 | -24 | -25 | -26 | -25 | -25 | -26 | -25 | -25 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -27 | -26 | -25 |
min °C | -23 | -23 | -24 | -25 | -25 | -26 | -26 | -25 | -25 | -26 | -25 | -25 | -26 | -26 | -27 | -27 | -27 | -26 |
chill °C | -42 | -41 | -43 | -42 | -40 | -45 | -44 | -41 | -40 | -42 | -41 | -41 | -42 | -38 | -45 | -47 | -45 | -42 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | 3:24 | — | — | 3:04 | — | — | 2:41 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — |
 | 12:02 | — | — | 12:21 | — | — | 12:45 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — | 12:00 | — | — |
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon morning, min -26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).
Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):
A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu afternoon, min -27°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, gales from the S by Sat 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 |  | ||||
Dumont Durville | |||||
DomeA | |||||
ASCATB156E63S | |||||
ASCATB165E62S | |||||
ASCATB159E62S | |||||
ASCATB164E62S | |||||
ASCATB166E62S | |||||
ASCATB157E62S | |||||
ASCATB156E62S |
* 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.