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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 14 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri morning, min -30°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed morning, min -27°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
50
3800
3700
3950
4650
1750
350
400
3750
5200
km/h
0
SW
5
S
20
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
5
SSW
0
SSE
20
SSW
45
SW
55
SSW
55
SSW
30
SSW
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
4
1
 mm
max °C
-21
-23
-24
-25
-25
-25
-27
-28
-27
-25
-24
-25
-24
-23
-20
-19
-19
-22
min °C
-22
-23
-25
-25
-25
-26
-27
-29
-30
-26
-25
-27
-26
-23
-22
-19
-21
-23
 chill °C
-22
-23
-33
-32
-32
-35
-34
-40
-42
-40
-25
-32
-38
-39
-38
-35
-31
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri morning, min -30°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed morning, min -27°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the SSW by Tue night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Discovery at the specific elevation of 1000 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.
3 hours ago
-27° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-22° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 290).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
57
Near gales from the SE
(57 kph at 130).
26 km
Mid: overcast
1533 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
0.6 km
Mid: clear
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC127E64S
2009 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATC126E64S
2034 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATC125E64S
2054 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB124E64S
2064 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATC124E64S
2077 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 260).
- 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.