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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sun 24 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -26°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat morning, min -23°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Fri night).

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
70
SW
65
SW
50
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
35
SW
30
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
5
NNE
10
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
15
SSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
4
2
max °C
-24
-25
-23
-21
-21
-20
-20
-21
-21
-21
-22
-22
-22
-23
-22
-21
-19
-19
-17
min °C
-26
-26
-25
-23
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-23
-22
-22
-23
-23
-23
-22
-20
-19
-19
-46
-45
-42
-36
-27
-29
-30
-31
-35
-37
-32
-28
-23
-32
-36
-37
-27
-19
-26
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
150
1400
1200
1100
1550
500
200
250
150
200
300
500
1400
2100
1950
1250
4200
2100
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
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 Sun night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -26°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat morning, min -23°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Fri 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
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-18° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (41 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
ASCATC167E65S
1505 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 245).
- km
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
47 minutes ago
-19° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 210).
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB158E64S
1672 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NW
(53 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATC158E64S
1675 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATB157E64S
1681 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATC156E64S
1686 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATB156E64S
1688 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB155E64S
1690 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 256).
- 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.