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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu morning, min -30°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun morning, min -32°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1650
1350
1950
1550
2050
km/h
30
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
5
NNW
5
E
5
SE
35
S
35
SSW
35
S
20
SSW
5
SSW
0
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-24
-25
-26
-26
-27
-28
-29
-30
-28
-28
-29
-29
-31
-32
-31
-30
-30
-30
min °C
-24
-26
-26
-27
-27
-29
-30
-30
-29
-28
-30
-30
-31
-32
-32
-31
-30
-30
 chill °C
-37
-39
-38
-27
-34
-40
-45
-44
-39
-28
-36
-30
-48
-50
-50
-44
-37
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-28-29-29-30-31-33-34-32-31-33-33-34-34-34-32-32-32-24-26-26-27-27-29-30-30-29-28-30-30-31-32-32-31-30-30-23-24-24-25-25-25-25-25-23-26-28-27-28-31-30-29-29-29-24-24-25-26-26-26-23-24-25-27-28-26-24-27-25-27-29-30
Sunrise
12:00
12:30
11:59
11:37
11:19
11:04
Sunset
12:00
1:37
2:08
2:29
2:45
3:00

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu morning, min -30°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun morning, min -32°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-24° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (31 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB195E63S
1988 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SSW
(59 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATB194E63S
1989 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
74
Gales from the SSW
(74 kph at 213).
- km
ASCATB196E63S
2028 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the SSW
(67 kph at 199).
- km
ASCATB194E62S
2036 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 193).
- km
ASCATC197E63S
2041 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SSE
(58 kph at 151).
- km
ASCATB195E62S
2048 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the S
(47 kph at 185).
- 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.