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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -33°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
Cloud base (m)
2050
1200
400
600
1150
1350
4700
400
1100
300
km/h
5
W
5
SSW
10
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.6
0.9
1.1
10
max °C
-24
-24
-24
-22
-26
-29
-30
-31
-32
-32
-30
-27
-15
-12
-9
-8
min °C
-27
-25
-25
-24
-27
-30
-31
-32
-33
-33
-31
-29
-26
-14
-10
-11
 chill °C
-33
-32
-36
-37
-37
-38
-38
-42
-44
-43
-41
-38
-35
-25
-20
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-35-35-36-34-35-35-32-31-32-32-31-29-27-25-27-29-31-32-33-32-33-33-32-31-31-31-29-26-23-20-23-25-27-29-28-31-31-32-32-33-32-30-29-24-19-15-16-26-25-25-23-27-30-31-32-33-33-31-28-21-13-10-10
Sunrise
11:37
11:19
11:04
10:51
10:38
Sunset
2:29
2:45
3:00
3:14
3:26

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -33°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning).

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
-25°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (15 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
-
48
Strong winds from the SE
(48 kph at 140).
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC131E64S
1956 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NE
(24 kph at 56).
- km
ASCATC130E64S
2028 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the ENE
(21 kph at 66).
- km
ASCATC129E64S
2053 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 168).
- km
ASCATB128E64S
2053 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATC128E64S
2067 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATB127E64S
2077 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATC123E64S
2082 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 213).
- 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.