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Mount Macdonald rises to 3,630 m, in the Commonwealth Range (Transantarctic Mountains), with a prominence of 443 m. The forecast below starts at the summit; lower the height to see the slopes and valleys, or compare every model.
Mount Macdonald snow forecast, day by day
| Day | Summit3,630 m | 500 m lower3,130 m | 1,000 m lower2,630 m | Freezing level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 28 Oct | 1 cm | 1 cm | 1 cm | 0 m |
| Thu 29 Oct | 7 cm | 7 cm | 7 cm | 0 m |
| Fri 30 Oct | 2 cm | 2 cm | 2 cm | 0 m |
| Sat 31 Oct | – | – | – | 0 m |
| Sun 1 Nov | 1 cm | 1 cm | 1 cm | 0 m |
| Mon 2 Nov | – | – | – | 0 m |
| Tue 3 Nov | 1 cm | 1 cm | 1 cm | 0 m |
| Total | 12 cm | 12 cm | 12 cm |
Forecast snowfall worked out for each height from ECMWF (days in UTC, updated 4 hours ago). Not a measured snow depth. The forecast above has the hour-by-hour detail, wind and temperature, and every other model.
Mountains near Mount Macdonald
- Mount Hermanson3,140 m · 16 km away · 11 cm in 3 days
- Flat Top4,000 m · 20 km away · 3 cm in 3 days
- Gray Peak2,570 m · 22 km away · 13 cm in 3 days
- Mount Kaplan4,230 m · 23 km away · 10 cm in 3 days
- Mount Odishaw3,965 m · 27 km away · 4 cm in 3 days
- Mount Cartwright3,325 m · 28 km away · 10 cm in 3 days
- Mount Bronk3,530 m · 31 km away · 10 cm in 3 days
- Mount Deakin2,810 m · 31 km away · 5 cm in 3 days
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Questions about Mount Macdonald
- Will it snow on Mount Macdonald this week?
- Yes. About 12 cm of snow is forecast at the summit of Mount Macdonald (3,630 m) over the next 7 days, most of it on Thursday.
- What is the freezing level on Mount Macdonald?
- Over the next 7 days the freezing level is forecast between about 0 m and 0 m. The summit is 3,630 m, so it should stay below freezing at the top all week.
- How high is Mount Macdonald?
- Mount Macdonald is 3,630 m (11,909 ft) high.
- How prominent is Mount Macdonald?
- Mount Macdonald has a topographic prominence of 443 m (1,453 ft): it rises that far above the lowest col linking it to any higher ground.
- Which mountain range is Mount Macdonald in?
- Mount Macdonald is in the Commonwealth Range, part of the Transantarctic Mountains.
Mountain heights and names: Wikidata (CC0).