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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 18 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat night, min -26°C on Thu morning). Mainly severe gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun morning, min -28°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
35
S
45
S
50
S
35
S
50
S
65
S
75
S
55
S
55
S
70
S
65
S
65
S
20
SSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
4
3
1
3
6
3
1
max °C
-25
-25
-25
-23
-23
-22
-22
-20
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-20
-21
-23
-25
-27
min °C
-26
-25
-26
-23
-24
-23
-23
-20
-20
-19
-19
-19
-19
-20
-23
-24
-26
-28
-41
-42
-46
-38
-43
-42
-42
-36
-37
-36
-36
-36
-29
-27
-30
-30
-32
-34
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1650
500
350
2100
1350
450
1150
400
450
450
1400
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-29-29-27-28-27-27-24-23-23-22-23-22-23-24-26-27-29-26-25-26-23-24-23-23-20-20-19-19-19-19-20-22-24-26-28-21-20-20-18-16-16-16-16-15-14-15-15-17-18-21-25-27-28-16-14-13-13-11-11-11-9-8-8-9-13-16-18-22-26-26-29
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat night, min -26°C on Thu morning). Mainly severe gales.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun morning, min -28°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Sun morning, calm 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
-19° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
ASCATC218E64S
2351 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 343).
- km
ASCATC219E64S
2360 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NNW
(47 kph at 343).
- km
ASCATC220E64S
2390 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNW
(45 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATC229E66S
2437 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 10).
- km
ASCATC219E63S
2438 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 337).
- km
ASCATC228E66S
2438 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NNE
(34 kph at 16).
- km
ASCATC228E65S
2439 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNE
(42 kph at 27).
- km
ASCATC227E65S
2443 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNE
(41 kph at 23).
- 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.