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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 16 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri afternoon, min -29°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Wed morning, near gales from the SSW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat morning, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
night
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
60
SSW
65
SSW
65
SSW
55
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
10
S
5
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
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Snow map
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1
7
4
3
1
max °C
-26
-25
-25
-22
-21
-21
-21
-19
-17
-13
-12
-13
-12
-16
-16
-16
-17
-17
-17
min °C
-29
-25
-25
-24
-21
-21
-22
-20
-18
-16
-13
-14
-16
-16
-16
-17
-17
-17
-19
-43
-38
-38
-37
-35
-35
-39
-35
-32
-30
-26
-28
-32
-31
-30
-27
-28
-24
-19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4250
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1700
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Sunrise
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12:00
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Sunset
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 -17°C on Fri afternoon, min -29°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Wed morning, near gales from the SSW by Thu night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat morning, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon).

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
-26° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
ASCATB184E77S
476 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 182).
- km
1297 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Mid: few
ASCATC180E66S
1514 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSE
(53 kph at 168).
- km
ASCATC181E66S
1526 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SSE
(48 kph at 166).
- km
ASCATC172E65S
1559 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SSE
(55 kph at 164).
- km
ASCATC173E65S
1565 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SSE
(57 kph at 160).
- km
ASCATB173E65S
1570 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the SSE
(63 kph at 163).
- km
ASCATC174E65S
1574 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
69
Gales from the SSE
(69 kph at 167).
- km
ASCATB175E65S
1581 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SSE
(60 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.