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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat morning, min -24°C on Thu morning). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon morning, min -25°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
250
350
150
550
350
250
300
300
150
4900
2150
800
850
250
250
250
km/h
50
SW
50
SW
5
S
25
SSW
45
SSW
55
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
S
10
S
5
S
5
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.2
1.9
4
0.1
0.7
5
5
2
4
0.1
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.1
max °C
-21
-16
-15
-21
-21
-11
-10
-10
-10
-23
-25
-20
-19
-20
-21
-20
-20
-21
min °C
-24
-18
-21
-21
-24
-19
-10
-10
-20
-24
-25
-24
-20
-21
-22
-21
-20
-22
 chill °C
-41
-33
-31
-33
-40
-34
-20
-19
-30
-34
-34
-29
-27
-30
-31
-27
-25
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-30-31-30-31-30-29-28-28-26-24-23-24-22-21-20-19-19-29-27-27-28-29-26-24-23-24-25-24-22-22-22-22-21-20-19-28-24-23-26-27-22-17-16-19-25-24-21-21-22-23-21-21-20-23-17-18-21-23-15-10-10-15-24-25-22-20-21-22-21-20-22
Sunrise
10:38
10:26
10:15
10:04
9:55
9:45
Sunset
3:26
3:37
3:48
3:57
4:07
4:16

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat morning, min -24°C on Thu morning). Mainly near gales.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon morning, min -25°C on Sun 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.
1 hour ago
-19°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
2.1 km
Mid: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-29°C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 290).
1.8 km
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: scattered
1533 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
1.8 km
Mid: clear
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
ASCATB141E64S
1838 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATB142E63S
1846 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the W
(29 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATB140E64S
1847 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
4
Calm
(4 kph at 9).
- km
ASCATB139E64S
1847 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 2).
- 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.