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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat morning, min -24°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue night, min -22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
Cloud base (m)
150
100
400
350
300
300
350
550
100
200
350
400
300
1550
400
km/h
5
S
35
SW
40
SW
50
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
5
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
7
0.3
0.9
5
4
2
3
0.2
1.1
0.5
1.8
0.3
0.1
max °C
-13
-22
-20
-11
-10
-10
-10
-22
-22
-19
-20
-21
-21
-21
-20
-18
min °C
-21
-23
-22
-17
-10
-10
-15
-24
-24
-22
-20
-21
-21
-21
-21
-19
 chill °C
-31
-38
-37
-31
-20
-19
-24
-32
-31
-22
-27
-31
-30
-29
-27
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-30-32-29-28-28-28-26-24-25-24-22-20-19-19-20-27-28-29-26-23-23-24-24-23-23-23-22-21-20-20-20-23-28-27-21-17-16-18-22-21-20-22-22-22-21-21-20-17-23-21-14-10-10-13-23-23-21-20-21-21-21-21-19
Sunrise
10:26
10:15
10:04
9:55
9:45
Sunset
3:37
3:48
3:57
4:07
4:16

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat morning, min -24°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue night, min -22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Discovery at the specific elevation of 0 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.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (39 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
2.1 km
Low: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-30°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 290).
1.6 km
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-27°C
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
1533 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB176E64S
1698 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1699 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1710 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATB179E64S
1714 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATB179E63S
1722 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 285).
- km

* 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.