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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sat 18 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon night, min -29°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue morning, min -27°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
AM
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PM
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light rain
part cloud
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clear
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part cloud
cloudy
light rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
550
400
1500
1700
1650
1500
300
550
1500
2050
1400
1450
4850
km/h
40
SSW
40
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
25
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.8
0.5
0.7
0.8
max °C
-29
-27
-21
-20
-19
-18
-16
-16
-12
-11
-11
-14
-17
-19
-21
-21
-23
-23
min °C
-29
-28
-26
-21
-19
-19
-17
-17
-16
-11
-13
-17
-19
-20
-22
-22
-24
-27
 chill °C
-46
-45
-41
-31
-28
-26
-22
-28
-27
-21
-24
-24
-26
-26
-29
-28
-29
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon night, min -29°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue morning, min -27°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, 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
-29° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
65
Gales from the SSE
(65 kph at 160).
3.7 km
Mid: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
ASCATB196E64S
1865 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATB197E64S
1897 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATB198E64S
1936 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the N
(34 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATB199E64S
1949 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 5).
- km
ASCATC199E64S
1969 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATB200E64S
1975 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 343).
- km
ASCATB198E63S
1984 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATC200E64S
1997 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the N
(27 kph at 350).
- 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.