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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Fri 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri morning, min -26°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue night, min -26°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
0
NNW
 cm 
2
 mm 
max°C
-20
-20
-21
-22
-22
-22
-23
-24
-24
-26
-25
-24
-23
-22
-19
-19
-19
-19
min°C
-21
-21
-21
-22
-23
-23
-23
-24
-26
-26
-26
-25
-23
-22
-21
-19
-19
-20
chill°C 
-35
-35
-34
-36
-37
-35
-35
-37
-40
-40
-41
-40
-38
-36
-34
-30
-29
-20
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1700
1450
1300
700
100
100
100
1550
300
700
1200
350
500
1200
1150
200
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-31-30-29-28-28-27-27-27-27-26-25-24-24-24-24-24-26-27-27-26-26-25-25-25-26-26-26-26-25-24-24-23-22-22-23-21-21-21-22-23-23-23-24-25-26-26-25-23-22-20-19-19-20-16-16-18-19-22-22-22-24-24-24-23-22-19-18-16-15-15-16
Sunrise
10:15
10:04
9:55
9:45
9:34
9:26
Sunset
3:48
3:57
4:07
4:16
4:25
4:35

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri morning, min -26°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue night, min -26°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon night, calm by Wed 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: overcast
Cape Ross
191 km NW
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-18° C
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
606 km NNE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-23° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 260).
ASCATC179E63S
1742 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NNW
(25 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATC180E63S
1756 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATC181E63S
1762 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 3).
- km
hy2c177E63S
1766 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 335).
- km
ASCATC182E63S
1779 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NNE
(34 kph at 19).
- km
hy2c181E63S
1783 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the N
(27 kph at 350).
- km
hy2c178E63S
1798 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NW
(23 kph at 325).
- 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.