– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E
Mount Discovery Weather Forecast
Transantarctic Mountains · AntarcticaIssued: 12 pm Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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4 Mount Discovery Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, gales from the S by Sun afternoon). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon afternoon, min -26°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||
AM | 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 | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | |
Cloud base (m) | 4750 | 250 | 1300 | 550 | 150 | 400 | 150 | 250 | 250 | 1150 | 1150 | 1150 | 1500 | 1200 | 450 | 1250 | 1400 | |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -26 | -25 | -25 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -24 | -23 | -22 | -22 | -24 | -25 | -26 | -24 | -25 | -24 |
min °C | -27 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -27 | -27 | -26 | -25 | -23 | -22 | -24 | -25 | -26 | -26 | -25 | -25 | -25 |
chill °C | -38 | -26 | -41 | -41 | -39 | -43 | -44 | -44 | -43 | -40 | -40 | -42 | -41 | -46 | -44 | -43 | -43 | -42 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 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 | — | — | 2:41 | — | — |
 | — | — | 11:32 | — | — | 11:46 | 12:00 | — | — | 12:02 | — | — | 12:21 | — | — | 12:45 | — | — |
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, gales from the S by Sun afternoon).
Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon afternoon, min -26°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Wed 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 |  | ||||
DomeA | |||||
ASCATC95E66S | |||||
ASCATC94E66S | |||||
ASCATB94E65S | |||||
ASCATC95E65S | |||||
ASCATC103E61S | |||||
* 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.