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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon morning, min -34°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -23°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
350
450
300
200
4350
350
1350
100
1300
1600
250
300
400
km/h
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
WNW
10
SSW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
20
S
40
SSW
35
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.4
1.3
6
2
0.3
1.8
2
0.3
4
max °C
-27
-30
-30
-32
-32
-32
-34
-34
-27
-20
-16
-11
-17
-20
-13
-12
-12
-9
min °C
-29
-30
-32
-32
-32
-33
-34
-34
-33
-23
-17
-14
-22
-22
-18
-15
-14
-10
 chill °C
-38
-39
-40
-41
-40
-40
-34
-40
-41
-39
-31
-26
-36
-37
-31
-24
-24
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-36-36-34-33-34-34-32-32-30-29-29-31-31-31-31-29-27-34-34-34-33-32-32-32-31-31-28-26-25-28-29-27-26-25-22-31-32-33-33-33-32-33-32-32-27-24-19-24-26-22-20-19-15-28-30-31-32-32-33-34-34-30-22-17-13-20-21-16-14-13-10
Sunrise
11:19
11:04
10:51
10:38
10:26
10:15
Sunset
2:45
3:00
3:14
3:26
3:37
3:48

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon morning, min -34°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat night, min -23°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Sat 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
72 km NE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-27°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
4.2 km
Mid: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 290).
9.0 km
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
38 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB190E63S
1959 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNE
(41 kph at 28).
- km
ASCATB190E62S
1970 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNE
(40 kph at 28).
- km
ASCATB191E63S
1973 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNE
(40 kph at 29).
- km
ASCATB191E62S
1990 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(37 kph at 31).
- km
ASCATB192E63S
1992 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNE
(41 kph at 21).
- km
ASCATB192E62S
1995 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNE
(40 kph at 22).
- km
ASCATC192E63S
1999 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNE
(44 kph at 25).
- 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.