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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat night, min -31°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed night, min -28°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4700
4950
4800
1650
400
300
350
1250
4150
km/h
10
SW
10
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
0
N
0
WNW
15
SSW
25
SSW
50
SSW
60
SSW
55
SSW
20
SSW
5
W
10
W
5
S
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Snowflake cm
3
2
2
 mm
max °C
-23
-26
-30
-27
-25
-23
-24
-26
-23
-23
-23
-22
-20
-20
-20
-23
min °C
-24
-28
-31
-31
-26
-23
-28
-27
-24
-24
-24
-23
-21
-21
-21
-25
 chill °C
-31
-40
-45
-46
-41
-23
-36
-37
-36
-42
-42
-40
-35
-27
-25
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-30-32-34-35-35-34-35-36-34-34-32-29-27-27-30-25-28-31-32-31-30-31-31-31-30-29-28-25-24-24-27-24-27-31-29-26-23-26-27-24-24-24-23-21-21-21-24-27-28-31-30-24-24-26-26-22-18-17-17-21-23-23-25
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat night, min -31°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed night, min -28°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
-30° C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-13° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 100).
ASCATC133E64S
1972 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the N
(36 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATC132E64S
1990 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNW
(36 kph at 335).
- km
ASCATC131E64S
1999 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 327).
- km
ASCATC136E63S
2031 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNW
(38 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATC135E63S
2046 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNW
(40 kph at 334).
- km
ASCATC134E63S
2063 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NW
(42 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATC140E62S
2076 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNW
(45 kph at 332).
- km
ASCATC133E63S
2079 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 316).
- 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.