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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri night, min -35°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the S by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun night, min -25°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
7850
4900
3700
1800
1200
450
1050
1450
1750
1350
450
400
350
2100
6500
km/h
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
SSE
15
SSE
35
S
60
S
60
S
60
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
60
S
90
S
85
S
80
S
55
S
50
SSW
25
SW
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Snowflake cm
4
6
4
4
 mm
max °C
-34
-33
-31
-31
-29
-27
-27
-27
-26
-24
-23
-22
-22
-21
-20
-20
-21
-21
min °C
-35
-33
-32
-31
-30
-29
-27
-27
-27
-25
-24
-23
-22
-21
-21
-20
-21
-23
 chill °C
-45
-43
-40
-41
-42
-44
-46
-46
-46
-40
-38
-39
-42
-40
-40
-36
-36
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-34-32-31-31-30-30-31-31-29-27-25-24-23-24-24-25-26-35-33-32-31-30-28-27-27-27-25-24-23-22-21-21-20-21-22-35-34-33-31-30-27-23-22-20-20-20-20-20-18-16-16-17-18-35-34-31-28-27-22-17-15-15-14-14-14-13-11-10-12-14-18
Sunrise
8:33
8:25
8:17
8:08
8:00
7:52
Sunset
5:23
5:30
5:38
5:45
5:53
6:00

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri night, min -35°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the S by Fri morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun night, min -25°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Mon 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
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-32°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-30°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.4 km
Mid: few
High: broken
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-22°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 170).
ASCATB178E64S
1653 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATB179E64S
1657 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 321).
- km
ASCATB182E64S
1664 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNE
(44 kph at 21).
- km
ASCATB180E64S
1672 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 6).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1673 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATB181E64S
1679 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNE
(42 kph at 16).
- 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.