Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Mon 17 Aug Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed afternoon, min -25°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun morning, min -24°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, gales from the SSW by Sat night).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4800
350
350
550
550
1900
1800
km/h
5
NW
5
S
30
SSW
45
SSW
55
SSW
55
SW
50
SSW
20
SSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
40
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
-24
-23
-22
-22
-23
-22
-21
-21
-21
-21
-22
-24
-24
-23
-22
-19
-18
min °C
-25
-24
-22
-23
-23
-23
-22
-22
-21
-22
-23
-24
-24
-24
-23
-21
-22
 chill °C
-25
-24
-35
-40
-40
-40
-38
-33
-26
-28
-23
-30
-31
-36
-36
-34
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-34-34-33-31-30-30-29-28-30-32-31-32-31-30-31-31-30-30-29-29-28-27-26-26-25-27-28-28-28-27-26-27-25-24-22-23-23-23-22-22-21-22-23-24-24-24-23-20-20-26-24-20-17-16-17-17-21-23-23-24-25-24-23-23-20-16
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:30
11:59
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
1:37
2:08

Loading...

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed afternoon, min -25°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun morning, min -24°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, gales from the SSW by Sat 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.
3 hours ago
-28° C
clear
Clear
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-29° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
High: few
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: overcast
1533 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Mid: scattered
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
Wind obs. (94 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: sky obscured
ASCATB241E68S
2550 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATB242E68S
2564 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NNW
(25 kph at 339).
- km
ASCATC243E68S
2594 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NNW
(21 kph at 339).
- 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.