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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat morning, min -25°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue morning, min -29°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
cloudy
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
200
100
250
450
700
250
1700
250
750
200
200
200
200
150
km/h
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
0
SSW
0
NE
0
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
4
2
2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.4
max °C
-10
-11
-11
-25
-24
-19
-19
-21
-18
-18
-18
-19
-21
-21
-23
-25
-27
-28
min °C
-11
-12
-19
-25
-24
-23
-20
-22
-23
-19
-19
-20
-21
-23
-26
-26
-28
-29
 chill °C
-19
-20
-28
-34
-30
-23
-28
-31
-31
-19
-19
-24
-21
-30
-32
-33
-33
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-28-28-25-24-24-23-22-19-16-16-19-22-25-28-30-32-34-24-24-24-24-23-21-22-22-19-17-17-18-21-23-26-29-30-31-17-16-19-23-22-20-21-21-20-18-18-18-20-20-23-27-28-29-11-12-15-25-24-21-20-22-21-19-19-20-21-22-25-26-28-29
Sunrise
10:15
10:04
9:55
9:45
9:34
9:26
Sunset
3:48
3:57
4:07
4:16
4:25
4:35

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat morning, min -25°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue morning, min -29°C on Thu night). 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.
1 hour ago
-13°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
43 minutes ago
-16°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC129E63S
2076 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ENE
(36 kph at 70).
- km
ASCATC130E63S
2141 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATC130E62S
2152 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNE
(27 kph at 21).
- km
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
43 minutes ago
-17°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).
Mid: overcast
ASCATC129E62S
2164 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 82).
- km
ASCATB127E63S
2176 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the E
(16 kph at 88).
- km
ASCATC128E62S
2187 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 88).
- km
ASCATC127E63S
2191 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 210).
- 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.