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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu night, min -33°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -23°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, near gales from the SW by Mon morning).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
100
350
400
350
1950
500
300
150
1200
1150
1350
km/h
10
SSW
10
SW
5
NW
5
W
15
S
40
SW
50
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
40
SW
30
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
40
SW
45
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.3
1.5
6
0.3
0.2
1.3
1.6
1
0.5
0.8
0.5
0.7
max °C
-32
-32
-33
-32
-29
-21
-16
-11
-23
-22
-16
-15
-17
-21
-20
-17
-13
min °C
-32
-32
-33
-33
-32
-24
-18
-20
-23
-23
-20
-15
-20
-23
-22
-18
-16
 chill °C
-43
-42
-40
-39
-43
-40
-33
-31
-36
-38
-33
-22
-32
-39
-37
-31
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-35-34-33-33-31-28-29-33-32-32-30-31-30-30-29-25-33-33-32-31-33-29-26-26-30-30-28-25-27-28-28-26-23-34-32-32-31-33-28-24-22-28-28-23-18-22-26-27-24-21-32-32-33-33-31-23-17-16-23-23-18-15-19-22-21-18-15
Sunrise
10:51
10:38
10:26
10:15
10:04
Sunset
3:00
3:14
3:26
3:37
3:48
3:57

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu night, min -33°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -23°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, near gales from the SW by Mon 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
-30°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (7 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
-
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 330).
40 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC183E65S
1657 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 355).
- km
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB180E64S
1736 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the NW
(61 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATB181E64S
1740 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NW
(55 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATC182E64S
1752 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 323).
- km
ASCATB182E64S
1757 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NW
(53 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATB183E64S
1763 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 337).
- km
ASCATC183E64S
1764 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NNW
(55 kph at 334).
- 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.