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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu night, min -33°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, severe gales from the S by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon morning, min -30°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the S by Mon morning).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
100
350
400
350
1950
500
300
150
1200
1150
1350
km/h
15
SW
10
WSW
20
NNW
35
N
10
SE
45
S
70
S
80
S
45
SSW
35
S
60
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
S
60
S
60
S
40
S
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Snowflake cm
1
2
10
1
2
1
2
 mm
max °C
-33
-32
-31
-30
-32
-28
-25
-23
-30
-30
-26
-25
-27
-27
-28
-25
-22
min °C
-33
-33
-32
-31
-33
-30
-26
-28
-30
-30
-29
-25
-27
-28
-28
-27
-24
 chill °C
-45
-46
-46
-48
-42
-49
-46
-46
-49
-46
-49
-41
-44
-44
-48
-46
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-35-34-33-33-31-28-29-33-32-32-30-31-30-30-29-25-33-33-32-31-33-29-26-26-30-30-28-25-27-28-28-26-23-34-32-32-31-33-28-24-22-28-28-23-18-22-26-27-24-21-32-32-33-33-31-23-17-16-23-23-18-15-19-22-21-18-15
Sunrise
10:51
10:38
10:26
10:15
10:04
Sunset
3:00
3:14
3:26
3:37
3:48
3:57

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu night, min -33°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, severe gales from the S by Thu night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon morning, min -30°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the S 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
-31°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (13 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
42 minutes ago
-30°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1297 km S
3012m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 290).
8.0 km
Mid: few
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
42 minutes ago
-20°C
State of sky unchanged.
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 230).
50 km
Mid: clear
1533 km S
2835m alt.
42 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: few
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
42 minutes ago
-9°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
48
Strong winds from the NE
(48 kph at 50).
1.6 km
Mid: sky obscured
hy2c233E66S
2473 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNE
(36 kph at 12).
- km
hy2c227E65S
2490 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNE
(42 kph at 22).
- km
hy2c225E64S
2523 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNE
(38 kph at 25).
- km
hy2c228E65S
2524 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNE
(36 kph at 25).
- 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.