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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 21 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat night, min -26°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, gales from the SW by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun morning, min -26°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
AM
PM
night
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cloud
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cloud
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mod snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
km/h
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
60
SW
55
SW
50
SW
50
SW
45
SW
55
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
15
SW
5
NW
0
NNW
5
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
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Snow map
Snow map
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2
5
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5
max °C
-25
-23
-22
-24
-24
-22
-20
-20
-17
-16
-16
-19
-25
-25
-22
-21
-21
-21
min °C
-26
-24
-24
-24
-25
-25
-21
-21
-19
-16
-16
-25
-26
-26
-24
-21
-21
-21
-39
-35
-37
-38
-41
-40
-38
-37
-35
-30
-29
-43
-43
-42
-36
-26
-21
-21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
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Sunset
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 Sat night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat night, min -26°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, gales from the SW by Sat morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun morning, min -26°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

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
-26° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
ASCATC192E69S
1358 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNW
(40 kph at 329).
- km
ASCATC198E65S
1859 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATC197E65S
1867 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 317).
- km
ASCATC197E64S
1879 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NW
(40 kph at 321).
- km
ASCATC199E65S
1882 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNW
(46 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATC198E64S
1890 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 325).
- km
ASCATC201E65S
1892 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the N
(61 kph at 6).
- km
ASCATC202E65S
1895 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the N
(61 kph at 5).
- 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.