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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu morning, min -25°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Mon morning, min -29°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1900
1700
1800
4550
4650
9550
km/h
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
WNW
15
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.2
0.1
max °C
-22
-23
-24
-25
-25
-25
-24
-24
-25
-26
-27
-27
-25
-25
-26
-25
-26
-26
min °C
-23
-23
-24
-25
-25
-25
-24
-25
-25
-26
-27
-28
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-29
 chill °C
-29
-31
-31
-31
-32
-32
-33
-31
-31
-31
-32
-28
-36
-42
-41
-36
-34
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-28-29-29-30-31-33-34-33-32-33-33-35-34-34-31-29-28-24-25-26-27-27-28-29-30-29-29-30-31-32-33-32-30-28-27-22-23-23-24-24-25-25-25-24-25-27-28-30-30-30-29-28-27-23-23-24-25-25-25-24-25-25-26-27-28-26-26-26-26-26-28
Sunrise
12:00
12:30
11:59
11:37
11:19
11:04
Sunset
12:00
1:37
2:08
2:29
2:45
3:00

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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 Thu morning, min -25°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Mon morning, min -29°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

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
-24° C
clear
Clear
28
Moderate winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 010 to 080 degs)
(28 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
Wind obs. (74 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: scattered
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: overcast
1533 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: clear
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB155E64S
1683 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATB154E64S
1686 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATC155E63S
1700 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 202).
- km
ASCATB156E63S
1704 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 269).
- 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.