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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 18 Jul 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 -16°C on Mon night, min -31°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sat night, moderate winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu morning, min -30°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
1500
1650
1450
350
1150
1550
1300
1300
350
200
50
5050
4800
km/h
50
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
40
SW
55
SW
45
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SW
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
5
W
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-26
-23
-21
-19
-18
-19
-16
-16
-17
-18
-19
-20
-18
-17
-18
-22
-29
-30
-31
min °C
-31
-25
-22
-21
-19
-19
-18
-17
-17
-20
-20
-20
-19
-18
-19
-28
-29
-30
-31
 chill °C
-51
-40
-36
-34
-33
-34
-32
-29
-29
-27
-26
-26
-24
-27
-28
-36
-43
-44
-43
Freezing level m
0
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
12:00
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 -16°C on Mon night, min -31°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sat night, moderate winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu morning, min -30°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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.
3 hours ago
-25° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (35 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
4.6 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
ASCATB166E63S
1764 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSW
(53 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATB163E63S
1766 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATB167E63S
1766 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the S
(50 kph at 181).
- km
ASCATB165E63S
1768 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SSW
(40 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATB169E63S
1769 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the S
(46 kph at 175).
- km
ASCATB162E63S
1770 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the WSW
(61 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB164E63S
1770 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB171E63S
1771 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SSE
(43 kph at 167).
- 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.