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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu night, min -34°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, gales from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat afternoon, min -24°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, gales from the SSW by Sun morning).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
150
300
250
300
1350
1200
1650
500
1200
550
1250
2050
2150
700
km/h
15
NNW
10
N
25
SSW
55
SSW
65
SW
40
WSW
40
SSW
65
SW
60
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
25
SSW
55
SSW
60
SSW
60
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
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Snowflake cm
2
6
1
1
1
2
2
 mm
max °C
-31
-30
-31
-28
-24
-19
-22
-27
-22
-19
-17
-17
-22
-24
-22
-21
-20
-19
min °C
-31
-31
-34
-30
-26
-22
-25
-27
-26
-20
-17
-21
-24
-24
-23
-21
-20
-19
 chill °C
-42
-41
-53
-49
-45
-38
-43
-47
-45
-33
-26
-37
-42
-42
-41
-36
-34
-31
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
10:51
10:38
10:26
10:15
10:04
9:55
Sunset
3:14
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: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu night, min -34°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, gales from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat afternoon, min -24°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, gales from the SSW by Sun morning).

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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-30°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
10.0 km
ASCATC118E62S
2412 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 321).
- km
ASCATB115E63S
2439 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SW
(27 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATC115E63S
2444 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SW
(21 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATC114E63S
2465 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SW
(25 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATB114E63S
2468 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATC232E66S
2471 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(37 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATC233E66S
2482 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNE
(38 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATC117E62S
2499 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
- 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.