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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed afternoon, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri afternoon, min -28°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
350
350
550
1200
1500
1550
1350
2000
km/h
50
SSW
60
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
0
SSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
0
SSW
15
SSW
40
SW
40
SSW
15
SW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
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Snowflake cm
1
4
 mm
max °C
-22
-23
-22
-21
-21
-22
-22
-23
-24
-24
-24
-25
-26
-24
-24
-25
-26
min °C
-22
-23
-22
-22
-23
-22
-23
-24
-24
-24
-24
-27
-26
-26
-25
-25
-28
 chill °C
-38
-41
-38
-36
-23
-26
-29
-29
-24
-24
-31
-44
-42
-39
-32
-34
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-33-31-31-29-29-28-30-31-32-33-33-34-33-33-32-32-30-29-27-27-26-25-25-27-28-28-29-30-31-30-29-29-29-22-23-22-22-22-22-23-24-24-24-24-26-26-25-25-25-27-16-17-18-20-23-23-24-25-25-25-24-22-23-24-26-27-27
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:30
11:59
11:37
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
1:37
2:08
2:29

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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 afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed afternoon, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri afternoon, min -28°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sat 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
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-25° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
High: few
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-16° C
Clouds dissolving.
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 220).
50 km
Mid: few
1533 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: few
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-65° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
81
Severe gales from the E
(81 kph at 100).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
hy2c232E66S
2491 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NW
(58 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATC231E66S
2494 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NNW
(57 kph at 335).
- km
hy2c233E66S
2495 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NW
(56 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATC226E65S
2495 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the NW
(62 kph at 321).
- 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.