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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu morning, min -30°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat night, min -36°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1350
1950
1450
1800
1700
250
1550
1750
km/h
50
S
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
5
NNE
10
ESE
25
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
30
S
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-26
-25
-24
-25
-26
-28
-28
-28
-29
-30
-28
-28
-30
-30
-33
-33
-35
min °C
-27
-26
-25
-26
-27
-28
-28
-29
-30
-30
-29
-29
-31
-31
-33
-34
-36
 chill °C
-45
-40
-37
-38
-36
-37
-37
-41
-43
-43
-43
-36
-41
-48
-52
-53
-53
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-29-27-28-30-30-31-32-34-34-32-32-34-35-36-36-39-27-26-25-26-27-28-28-29-30-30-29-29-31-31-33-34-36-22-22-22-24-25-26-25-24-24-24-23-26-27-26-29-32-32-21-22-24-24-26-26-26-25-23-23-24-26-25-23-23-26-28
Sunrise
12:00
12:30
11:59
11:37
11:19
Sunset
12:00
12:00
1:37
2:08
2:29
2:45

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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). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat night, min -36°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the SSW by Mon 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.
2 hours ago
-19° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-17° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
Wind obs. (33 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.1 km
Mid: clear
1297 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-15° C
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1533 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: clear
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-66° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
83
Severe gales from the NE
(83 kph at 50).
0.1 km
Mid: sky obscured
2674 km N
475m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 300).
35 km
Davis
2683 km SW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-20° C
Clouds dissolving.
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 240).
40 km
Mid: scattered
hy2c244E67S
2710 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNW
(51 kph at 342).
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* 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.