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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Fri 22 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat night, min -32°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Fri morning, severe gales from the SSW by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue afternoon, min -30°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon morning, light winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
25
SSW
40
SSW
65
SSW
75
SSW
75
SSW
75
SSW
70
SSW
70
SSW
60
SSW
55
SSW
40
S
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
S
25
S
30
S
45
SSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
2
2
5
5
5
4
max °C
-29
-31
-29
-28
-25
-22
-22
-24
-25
-30
-29
-26
-25
-24
-26
-26
-26
-24
min °C
-30
-32
-32
-28
-26
-25
-23
-24
-30
-30
-30
-29
-25
-25
-26
-26
-26
-26
-46
-52
-53
-49
-46
-45
-42
-43
-50
-50
-48
-44
-36
-33
-36
-39
-40
-43
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1350
1250
350
350
300
350
400
300
300
2150
1400
1500
1900
1700
1150
350
250
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
12:00
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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat night, min -32°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Fri morning, severe gales from the SSW by Sat morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue afternoon, min -30°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon morning, light winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

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
-24° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
High: broken
ASCATB172E66S
1355 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB173E66S
1357 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SW
(58 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATB180E66S
1436 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SE
(41 kph at 130).
- km
ASCATB182E66S
1454 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 203).
- km
ASCATB179E66S
1459 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATB183E66S
1462 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 199).
- km
ASCATB181E66S
1471 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 123).
- km
ASCATB178E66S
1472 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 245).
- 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.