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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu night, min -32°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue morning, min -23°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2050
400
350
250
100
150
350
350
150
150
1950
2150
1700
km/h
15
SSW
45
SW
45
SW
20
WSW
15
SSW
40
SSW
50
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
SSW
35
SW
35
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.7
1
4
0.4
0.7
3
0.6
1
1.3
0.2
0.2
max °C
-28
-21
-18
-15
-21
-21
-18
-16
-16
-18
-23
-22
-20
-20
-18
-17
min °C
-32
-24
-19
-20
-21
-24
-23
-17
-16
-23
-23
-22
-21
-21
-19
-18
 chill °C
-42
-40
-33
-29
-30
-40
-40
-27
-24
-35
-38
-36
-32
-28
-25
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-32-30-31-31-33-34-32-31-31-28-29-27-23-21-20-34-30-27-27-28-30-31-28-26-27-28-28-26-23-21-20-33-28-25-23-25-28-26-21-19-23-27-27-24-23-21-19-30-23-19-18-21-23-21-17-16-21-23-22-21-21-19-18
Sunrise
10:38
10:26
10:15
10:04
9:55
Sunset
3:26
3:37
3:48
3:57
4:07

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu night, min -32°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Thu night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue morning, min -23°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
-31°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 330).
9.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
41 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB168E63S
1759 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATB167E63S
1767 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATC166E63S
1769 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATC167E63S
1769 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATB166E63S
1770 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATC169E63S
1773 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATB170E63S
1774 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 282).
- 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.