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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu afternoon, min -23°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun night, min -26°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the SSW by Sun night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
350
350
1100
500
1950
1800
1550
km/h
35
SW
50
SSW
60
SSW
50
SSW
40
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
0
SSE
5
SSW
15
SSW
35
SSW
45
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
50
SW
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
4
2
 mm
max °C
-22
-22
-23
-22
-21
-21
-21
-20
-23
-24
-24
-24
-25
-26
-22
-20
-19
-18
min °C
-23
-22
-23
-23
-21
-23
-22
-21
-23
-24
-24
-25
-26
-26
-25
-21
-19
-25
 chill °C
-38
-38
-41
-40
-36
-23
-27
-26
-23
-24
-30
-38
-43
-43
-38
-25
-23
-43
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
12:00
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 -20°C on Thu afternoon, min -23°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun night, min -26°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the SSW by Sun 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-41° C
clear
Fog patches -.
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-35° C
light snow
Light snow.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 1).
1.8 km
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-31° C
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: clear
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
High: few
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
ASCATB180E65S
1583 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATB181E65S
1631 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the SW
(62 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATB181E64S
1632 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATB182E65S
1636 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
67
Gales from the SW
(67 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATB183E65S
1637 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 220).
- 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.