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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 12 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue afternoon, min -21°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue night, moderate winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri afternoon, min -27°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
km/h
25
SSW
60
SSW
40
SSW
25
SW
45
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
5
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
N
0
NNW
15
SSW
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4
2
1
max °C
-17
-19
-19
-19
-19
-20
-19
-19
-21
-22
-22
-23
-25
-25
-25
-26
-26
min °C
-17
-19
-19
-19
-20
-21
-20
-20
-21
-22
-23
-24
-25
-25
-26
-26
-27
-28
-35
-33
-31
-35
-37
-36
-34
-33
-34
-33
-32
-34
-33
-26
-26
-37
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
400
400
350
500
300
400
2250
3500
3600
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-30-31-31-30-29-30-29-28-29-29-28-27-28-28-30-32-25-26-26-26-26-26-26-25-25-26-26-26-26-26-27-28-30-17-19-19-19-20-21-20-20-21-22-23-24-25-25-26-26-27-14-13-14-15-14-13-13-18-22-23-24-25-26-27-26-26-26
Sunrise
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: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue afternoon, min -21°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue night, moderate winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri afternoon, min -27°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon 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
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: few
hy2c172E67S
1302 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 300).
- km
hy2c171E67S
1317 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 302).
- km
hy2c173E67S
1317 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 298).
- km
hy2c174E67S
1340 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 298).
- km
hy2c171E66S
1347 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 300).
- km
hy2c175E67S
1349 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 298).
- km
hy2c173E66S
1350 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 298).
- km
hy2c172E66S
1356 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 298).
- 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.