– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E
Mount Discovery Weather Forecast
Transantarctic Mountains · AntarcticaIssued: 5 am Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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4 Mount Discovery Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Thu morning, min -34°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, gales from the SSE by Fri night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Mon night, min -33°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the S by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | light snow | |
Cloud base (m) | 50 | 150 | 1800 | 1700 | 1450 | 1250 | 1600 | 500 | 1350 | 1200 | 400 | 350 | 1450 | 1600 | 550 | 500 | 300 | 300 |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -30 | -32 | -34 | -33 | -32 | -31 | -30 | -30 | -30 | -31 | -31 | -32 | -32 | -32 | -29 | -29 | -29 | -32 |
min °C | -31 | -33 | -34 | -33 | -32 | -32 | -31 | -30 | -31 | -31 | -32 | -32 | -32 | -32 | -32 | -29 | -31 | -33 |
chill °C | -45 | -47 | -50 | -46 | -48 | -51 | -50 | -49 | -48 | -46 | -44 | -44 | -43 | -40 | -43 | -43 | -50 | -56 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | 7:28 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:59 | — |
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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 -30°C on Thu morning, min -34°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, gales from the SSE by Fri night).
Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):
A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Mon night, min -33°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the S by Tue 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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Williams Field |  | ||||
DomeA | |||||
ASCATC224E66S | |||||
ASCATB222E65S | |||||
ASCATB221E65S | |||||
ASCATC223E65S | |||||
ASCATC222E65S | |||||
ASCATC221E65S | |||||
ASCATC224E65S | |||||
ASCATB223E65S |
* 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.