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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu night, min -34°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -25°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
150
1350
300
350
1050
1250
1300
350
500
1500
1250
500
km/h
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
W
15
SSW
45
SW
55
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
20
SW
10
SW
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.6
1.7
7
0.8
0.2
1.1
2
1.2
1.6
0.3
0.1
max °C
-32
-32
-32
-33
-33
-26
-19
-14
-11
-22
-19
-11
-11
-11
-11
-23
-25
-22
min °C
-32
-32
-33
-34
-33
-34
-23
-16
-18
-22
-21
-18
-11
-11
-17
-25
-25
-25
 chill °C
-42
-42
-39
-40
-39
-46
-39
-31
-30
-37
-35
-30
-22
-20
-27
-36
-36
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-34-35-35-34-33-30-27-27-33-30-30-30-30-28-29-28-27-34-33-33-33-32-32-28-24-23-30-28-25-25-24-24-27-28-26-34-34-33-33-32-33-26-22-21-27-25-20-17-17-19-25-27-25-32-32-33-34-33-30-21-15-15-22-20-15-11-11-14-24-25-24
Sunrise
11:04
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 10mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu night, min -34°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 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -25°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, 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.
2 hours ago
-30°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (13 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
52 minutes ago
-21°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 170).
2.0 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC181E65S
1631 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NE
(36 kph at 54).
- km
ASCATC181E64S
1639 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 110).
- km
ASCATB168E64S
1639 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATC182E64S
1652 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NE
(36 kph at 38).
- km
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
ASCATC180E64S
1668 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NNE
(34 kph at 24).
- km
ASCATB179E64S
1674 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NE
(39 kph at 44).
- km
ASCATC179E64S
1678 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NE
(39 kph at 35).
- 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.