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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 20 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat morning, min -34°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the SSW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat night, min -29°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Sat night, moderate winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
45
SSW
45
SSW
35
S
35
S
50
S
60
S
65
S
60
SSW
80
SSW
75
S
75
SSW
80
SSW
70
SSW
70
SSW
50
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
3
4
10
7
5
8
1
max °C
-33
-30
-29
-28
-28
-30
-32
-29
-27
-25
-23
-24
-25
-25
-29
-29
-28
min °C
-34
-32
-30
-29
-30
-31
-32
-31
-28
-26
-24
-25
-26
-28
-29
-29
-29
-53
-50
-47
-45
-49
-52
-54
-51
-50
-46
-43
-45
-46
-48
-48
-46
-47
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
600
1400
450
1050
1150
300
400
1300
300
400
350
300
150
150
150
1900
150
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat morning, min -34°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the SSW by Fri night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat night, min -29°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Sat night, moderate winds from the SW by Tue morning).

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.
3 hours ago
-27° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (17 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
ASCATB180E66S
1516 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATB181E66S
1521 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 277).
- km
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC181E66S
1530 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATC182E66S
1534 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATB182E66S
1539 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATB183E66S
1549 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATC183E66S
1550 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATC184E66S
1560 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 276).
- 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.