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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu morning, min -33°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -20°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
300
350
150
150
3900
1700
300
450
1150
1850
150
1050
250
450
km/h
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
SSW
45
SW
50
SW
45
SW
40
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.3
1.3
5
0.7
0.2
6
2
0.6
1.5
max °C
-30
-31
-31
-32
-32
-33
-33
-28
-20
-15
-11
-19
-14
-9
-10
-14
-12
min °C
-30
-31
-31
-32
-32
-33
-33
-32
-23
-17
-16
-20
-18
-12
-16
-15
-13
 chill °C
-39
-39
-40
-42
-41
-33
-39
-42
-39
-31
-29
-34
-31
-22
-27
-26
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-36-34-34-34-34-32-32-30-28-28-30-29-28-29-31-29-35-34-33-32-32-32-30-31-29-25-25-27-25-23-25-27-24-33-33-33-33-32-32-32-32-27-23-20-25-21-16-19-20-17-30-31-31-32-32-33-33-30-22-16-14-20-16-11-13-15-13
Sunrise
11:04
10:51
10:38
10:26
10:15
Sunset
2:45
3:00
3:14
3:26
3:37
3:48

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu morning, min -33°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -20°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat 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
light snow
Light snow.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
1.1 km
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
39 minutes ago
-23°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
56
Near gales from the SSE
(56 kph at 150).
1.0 km
Mid: clear
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB199E63S
2112 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNE
(48 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATB200E63S
2135 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNE
(49 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATB201E63S
2153 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNE
(50 kph at 19).
- km
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
39 minutes ago
-15°C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 190).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB202E63S
2172 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NNE
(52 kph at 19).
- km
ASCATB203E63S
2191 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNE
(53 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATB204E63S
2213 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NNE
(52 kph at 18).
- 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.