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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 19 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu night, min -30°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat night, min -24°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
km/h
5
SSE
10
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
30
SSW
70
SSW
65
SSW
65
SW
65
SW
45
SSW
40
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
1
2
7
8
4
3
max °C
-30
-30
-29
-27
-26
-27
-27
-27
-25
-24
-24
-22
-21
-21
-17
-17
-19
-21
min °C
-30
-30
-30
-29
-26
-27
-28
-27
-27
-24
-24
-23
-22
-21
-20
-17
-20
-24
-30
-39
-43
-43
-41
-42
-43
-43
-44
-40
-40
-37
-40
-38
-37
-33
-35
-38
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1250
1600
1700
450
1200
350
100
100
100
1100
400
500
500
300
400
400
300
150
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu night, min -30°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat night, min -24°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun 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
-27° C
clear
Clear
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
Clouds dissolving.
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(35 kph at 150).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC126E64S
2018 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATC125E65S
2020 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATC127E64S
2021 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATC125E64S
2027 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATC124E64S
2071 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATC123E64S
2078 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 197).
- km
ASCATC127E63S
2095 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 277).
- 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.