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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 20 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri night, min -28°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, gales from the SW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat night, min -22°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
50
SW
65
SW
65
SW
60
SW
55
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
30
SW
30
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
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3
4
10
7
5
8
1
max °C
-27
-25
-23
-22
-22
-24
-25
-21
-21
-19
-17
-17
-18
-18
-22
-22
-22
min °C
-28
-27
-25
-22
-24
-24
-25
-24
-21
-20
-18
-18
-18
-22
-22
-22
-22
-43
-42
-39
-34
-39
-40
-42
-40
-38
-37
-34
-33
-32
-37
-37
-35
-35
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
600
1400
450
1050
1150
300
400
1300
300
400
350
300
150
150
150
1900
150
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri night, min -28°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, gales from the SW by Sat morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat night, min -22°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Tue 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
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: few
hy2c180E66S
1471 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 282).
- km
hy2c181E66S
1482 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 282).
- km
hy2c183E66S
1495 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 292).
- km
hy2c179E66S
1499 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 280).
- km
hy2c182E66S
1526 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 288).
- km
hy2c179E65S
1527 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 280).
- km
hy2c180E65S
1534 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 280).
- km
hy2c184E66S
1544 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NW
(49 kph at 322).
- 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.