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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Wed 05 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu night, min -28°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue afternoon, min -30°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
200
150
550
400
1750
1850
4000
4650
km/h
70
SSW
40
SSW
20
SSW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
NW
0
E
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
5
 mm
max °C
-23
-23
-23
-21
-21
-23
-25
-26
-28
-29
-30
-29
-26
-25
-22
-20
min °C
-23
-23
-23
-23
-22
-24
-26
-26
-28
-30
-30
-29
-28
-25
-24
-22
 chill °C
-42
-38
-34
-28
-29
-33
-26
-26
-28
-36
-40
-37
-34
-36
-35
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-27-26-25-23-24-25-26-28-30-31-30-30-28-26-23-23-23-23-22-22-24-26-26-28-30-30-29-27-25-23-21-17-18-19-20-21-24-26-28-29-30-29-28-25-22-20-20-12-17-19-21-23-25-26-28-28-28-28-27-26-25-24-24
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu night, min -28°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue afternoon, min -30°C on Sat night). 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
-12° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: overcast
hy2c179E64S
1696 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SW
(61 kph at 225).
- km
hy2c178E64S
1717 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 228).
- km
hy2c180E64S
1721 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the SW
(66 kph at 225).
- km
hy2c181E64S
1724 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the SW
(66 kph at 230).
- km
hy2c183E64S
1734 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the SW
(67 kph at 225).
- km
hy2c180E63S
1743 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 228).
- km
hy2c173E63S
1743 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 250).
- km
hy2c178E63S
1747 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 232).
- km
hy2c182E64S
1751 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the SW
(66 kph at 230).
- 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.