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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri morning, min -28°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon morning, min -36°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1400
1650
2050
1400
300
400
600
1350
500
350
400
300
300
5150
km/h
5
SSW
10
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
10
W
5
NNW
10
SSE
20
SSW
40
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
0
SW
5
NNW
5
SSE
0
WNW
5
NNW
5
S
30
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-23
-23
-23
-24
-23
-23
-27
-27
-27
-28
-30
-31
-33
-33
-34
-36
-35
-31
min °C
-24
-24
-24
-25
-24
-27
-27
-28
-28
-29
-31
-33
-33
-33
-36
-36
-36
-34
 chill °C
-32
-34
-35
-39
-31
-35
-36
-44
-46
-42
-43
-39
-39
-39
-45
-36
-44
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-31-33-33-33-33-35-35-36-36-36-34-32-33-34-34-33-31-28-28-29-30-30-29-32-32-33-33-34-33-31-32-33-33-33-31-24-24-24-25-24-25-27-28-28-29-31-32-33-33-35-36-36-33-24-24-23-23-24-25-26-25-23-25-29-32-33-33-35-36-36-31
Sunrise
12:30
11:59
11:37
11:19
11:04
10:51
Sunset
1:37
2:08
2:29
2:45
3:00
3:14

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri morning, min -28°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Sun night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon morning, min -36°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-39° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: few
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: overcast
1533 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
26 km
Mid: clear
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
58 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC154E64S
1685 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the N
(14 kph at 4).
- km
ASCATC153E64S
1695 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
8
Light winds from the N
(8 kph at 7).
- km
ASCATC155E63S
1705 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the NNW
(12 kph at 334).
- 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.