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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 19 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri morning, min -29°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 20mm), heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, near gales from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
km/h
5
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
40
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45
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50
SSW
45
SW
35
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0.3
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max °C
-29
-25
-24
-22
-23
-22
-22
-20
-19
-18
-16
-14
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-10
-10
-10
-9
min °C
-29
-29
-24
-23
-25
-23
-22
-22
-21
-18
-20
-15
-13
-12
-10
-10
-10
-36
-38
-34
-31
-34
-31
-30
-31
-31
-29
-30
-28
-25
-24
-22
-21
-20
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0
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Cloud base (m)
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Sunrise
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Sunset
12:00
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri morning, min -29°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 20mm), heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, near gales from the SSW by Sat 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
-26° C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
Clouds dissolving.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
26 km
Mid: scattered
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 230).
ASCATB203E66S
1888 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
60
Near gales from the S
(60 kph at 189).
- km
ASCATC203E66S
1888 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SSW
(59 kph at 193).
- km
ASCATC204E66S
1895 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SSW
(59 kph at 192).
- km
ASCATB204E66S
1906 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
60
Near gales from the S
(60 kph at 190).
- km
ASCATB200E65S
1927 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SSW
(49 kph at 195).
- km
ASCATB205E66S
1928 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SSW
(58 kph at 192).
- km
ASCATC205E66S
1928 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the S
(60 kph at 191).
- 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.