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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue night, min -32°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed afternoon, min -25°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4600
4950
1550
250
400
350
550
km/h
5
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
1.2
1.1
1.5
0.2
max °C
-28
-31
-26
-24
-24
-26
-24
-21
-17
-16
-15
-17
-22
-23
-24
-25
-25
-21
min °C
-28
-32
-32
-25
-24
-27
-26
-22
-18
-17
-16
-23
-23
-24
-24
-25
-25
-25
 chill °C
-35
-43
-43
-36
-29
-33
-34
-30
-29
-29
-28
-30
-29
-30
-30
-32
-32
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-33-35-35-34-33-35-36-35-34-32-29-28-28-29-31-33-34-28-31-32-31-30-31-31-31-30-30-28-26-25-25-26-28-29-30-27-31-29-26-24-26-26-24-24-23-23-21-22-23-23-25-25-24-28-32-29-25-24-27-25-22-18-17-16-20-23-24-24-25-25-23
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:30
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
1:37

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue night, min -32°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed afternoon, min -25°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu 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
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 170).
1.2 km
High: few
ASCATB199E62S
2121 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATB200E62S
2125 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATB200E63S
2130 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATB201E63S
2144 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WNW
(38 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATB201E62S
2151 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NW
(38 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB202E62S
2163 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATC201E62S
2163 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATC202E62S
2172 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 293).
- 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.