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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu night, min -33°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
100
1150
350
300
200
200
1250
1300
400
300
600
1250
1600
2050
4100
km/h
5
NW
5
WNW
15
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
20
WSW
20
SSW
40
SW
45
SW
15
W
10
NW
10
SSW
35
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.5
0.7
3
1.6
0.6
1.1
0.7
0.2
0.7
0.8
max °C
-33
-33
-28
-22
-18
-15
-18
-21
-18
-17
-18
-16
-20
-21
-18
-17
-16
-16
min °C
-33
-33
-33
-24
-19
-17
-20
-22
-23
-18
-18
-19
-21
-21
-21
-17
-16
-17
 chill °C
-41
-40
-46
-40
-33
-29
-31
-38
-39
-26
-24
-31
-35
-35
-35
-28
-25
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-33-35-33-30-30-30-31-34-33-30-29-28-28-27-25-23-22-31-31-34-30-28-26-28-29-30-28-26-25-26-27-26-24-22-20-32-31-33-28-25-21-25-27-26-21-19-21-24-25-24-22-20-18-33-33-31-23-19-16-19-22-21-18-18-18-21-21-20-17-16-17
Sunrise
10:51
10:38
10:26
10:15
10:04
9:55
Sunset
3:14
3:26
3:37
3:48
3:57
4:07

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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 -15°C on Thu night, min -33°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sun 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-44°C
clear
Fog patches -.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-30°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 330 to 120 degs)
(15 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
59 minutes ago
-31°C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
1297 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-62°C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
59 minutes ago
-21°C
-
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: overcast
1533 km S
2835m alt.
59 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
59 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB153E63S
1711 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSW
(53 kph at 199).
- km
ASCATC155E63S
1712 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATC164E63S
1712 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the SW
(66 kph at 216).
- 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.