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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat morning, min -23°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue night, min -30°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
mod. rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
350
300
450
600
550
650
1700
200
400
600
200
200
200
200
200
200
km/h
50
SW
35
SW
25
SW
15
SW
10
S
5
SSW
5
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
S
0
SSE
0
SE
0
ESE
5
ENE
5
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
6
4
1.7
1.8
0.1
0.5
1.4
0.5
0.6
0.3
0.2
0.7
0.4
0.4
0.6
max °C
-11
-10
-10
-10
-23
-22
-19
-21
-21
-18
-17
-16
-15
-16
-17
-19
min °C
-17
-10
-11
-17
-23
-23
-22
-21
-22
-21
-18
-17
-16
-17
-18
-21
 chill °C
-32
-20
-20
-25
-32
-28
-26
-30
-31
-29
-18
-17
-16
-17
-18
-21
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-28-27-26-25-24-23-21-19-17-17-18-19-20-23-26-24-23-23-24-23-23-23-22-20-18-18-18-19-19-22-21-17-16-17-22-21-21-23-23-21-19-18-17-18-18-21-14-10-11-14-23-23-21-21-22-20-18-17-16-17-18-20
Sunrise
10:15
10:04
9:55
9:45
9:34
Sunset
3:48
3:57
4:07
4:16
4:25

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat morning, min -23°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue night, min -30°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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
-16°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
72
Gales from the S
(72 kph at 180).
1.2 km
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC181E65S
1635 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the N
(47 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
1690 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNW
(51 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATC176E64S
1696 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the N
(48 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATC177E64S
1700 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the N
(49 kph at 353).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1704 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATC178E64S
1706 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 353).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1711 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the N
(49 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATC179E64S
1721 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the N
(48 kph at 356).
- 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.