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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat night, min -27°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue afternoon, min -28°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
350
300
450
600
550
650
1700
200
400
600
200
200
200
200
200
200
km/h
85
S
70
SSW
60
SSW
30
SSW
0
SSE
5
NE
20
E
20
ESE
10
SE
0
NW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NW
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Snowflake cm
9
5
2
4
1
2
 mm
max °C
-24
-24
-23
-22
-24
-22
-22
-23
-22
-19
-18
-17
-17
-18
-19
-20
min °C
-27
-24
-23
-24
-24
-23
-23
-23
-22
-21
-18
-18
-18
-19
-19
-23
 chill °C
-49
-43
-40
-34
-24
-29
-35
-34
-29
-21
-25
-25
-26
-30
-30
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-28-27-26-25-24-23-21-19-17-17-18-19-20-23-26-24-23-23-24-23-23-23-22-20-18-18-18-19-19-22-21-17-16-17-22-21-21-23-23-21-19-18-17-18-18-21-14-10-11-14-23-23-21-21-22-20-18-17-16-17-18-20
Sunrise
10:15
10:04
9:55
9:45
9:34
Sunset
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 Fri night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat night, min -27°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue afternoon, min -28°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Discovery at the specific elevation of 2000 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
-17°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
74
Gales from the S
(74 kph at 180).
0.0 km
1297 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Mid: scattered
hy2c168E64S
1659 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 345).
- km
hy2c165E63S
1686 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NW
(59 kph at 318).
- km
ASCATC175E64S
1689 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the N
(49 kph at 359).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
1690 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNW
(51 kph at 347).
- km
hy2c168E63S
1695 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 342).
- km
hy2c167E63S
1696 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NNW
(57 kph at 335).
- km
hy2c166E63S
1697 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NNW
(59 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATC176E64S
1700 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the N
(48 kph at 359).
- 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.