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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri night, min -33°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Fri night).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1600
350
550
600
500
4750
450
300
1500
4050
350
km/h
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
40
SW
45
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.5
0.1
0.2
0.9
5
0.3
0.3
5
max °C
-25
-23
-27
-30
-31
-32
-32
-32
-32
-32
-24
-18
-14
-10
-18
-12
-8
min °C
-26
-25
-29
-31
-32
-32
-32
-33
-33
-33
-32
-20
-15
-18
-18
-16
-9
 chill °C
-37
-37
-39
-40
-41
-41
-41
-41
-40
-33
-40
-33
-26
-31
-30
-28
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-37-35-36-35-33-32-32-33-33-32-30-28-29-30-27-27-32-33-33-34-34-32-31-31-31-31-30-27-25-25-26-23-22-29-29-31-32-33-33-32-32-31-31-29-24-20-19-23-19-15-26-24-28-31-32-32-32-33-33-33-28-19-15-14-18-14-9
Sunrise
11:19
11:04
10:51
10:38
10:26
Sunset
2:29
2:45
3:00
3:14
3:26
3:37

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri night, min -33°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Fri night).

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
71 km NE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-28°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Jang Bogo Station
417 km N
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
-
Wind obs. (37 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SANTA FECITOLA
732 km NW
205m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 18 degs) was rejected.
1292 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 230).
1.6 km
High: broken
1294 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
SHIP4096
1751 km SSE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
45
Strong winds from the NNW
(45 kph at 330).
20.4 km
SHIP10196
1751 km SSE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
45
Strong winds from the NNW
(45 kph at 330).
20.4 km
SHIP6194
1751 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNW
(45 kph at 330).
17.7 km
SHIP10008
1751 km SSE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
45
Strong winds from the NNW
(45 kph at 330).
20.4 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.