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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat night, min -27°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue afternoon, min -22°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
550
400
350
250
450
500
1350
100
200
300
450
1500
700
250
200
300
250
km/h
60
SSW
80
SSW
55
SW
40
SW
30
SSW
20
SW
0
SSW
5
SE
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
NW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
6
5
2
4
2
 mm
max °C
-26
-18
-16
-16
-15
-22
-21
-19
-21
-22
-19
-18
-17
-17
-19
-20
-20
min °C
-27
-24
-17
-16
-20
-23
-22
-20
-22
-22
-22
-18
-17
-18
-19
-21
-21
 chill °C
-46
-43
-32
-29
-32
-32
-22
-20
-33
-34
-33
-25
-17
-18
-19
-27
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-29-29-28-28-26-25-24-24-22-19-18-17-18-20-21-23-29-26-24-23-24-24-23-22-23-22-20-18-17-18-20-21-21-27-21-17-16-18-23-22-20-22-22-21-18-17-18-19-21-21-22-15-11-11-14-25-24-21-21-21-20-18-16-17-18-21-25
Sunrise
10:15
10:04
9:55
9:45
9:34
Sunset
3:37
3:48
3:57
4:07
4:16
4:25

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat night, min -27°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue afternoon, min -22°C on Mon 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.
2 hours ago
-18°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (74 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
69
Gales from the SSE
(69 kph at 150).
<100m
Mid: overcast
ASCATB195E63S
2044 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the W
(29 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB196E63S
2064 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB198E63S
2083 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the W
(29 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB199E63S
2112 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 245).
- km
ASCATC199E63S
2112 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATC200E63S
2137 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB200E63S
2139 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WSW
(21 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATC201E63S
2149 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the WNW
(14 kph at 291).
- 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.