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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Thu 02 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu morning, min -29°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue night, min -29°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, severe gales from the S by Mon night).

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
40
SSW
60
SSW
60
SSW
75
SSW
50
SSW
65
S
65
S
1
max °C
-26
-27
-26
-26
-26
-28
-29
-29
-28
-28
-29
-28
-29
-28
-26
-26
-26
-24
min °C
-27
-27
-27
-26
-27
-29
-29
-29
-28
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-28
-27
-26
-25
-42
-40
-40
-34
-34
-39
-41
-42
-42
-45
-46
-46
-49
-50
-47
-45
-45
-42
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1300
1900
1400
550
600
1700
650
1350
400
350
500
1350
1400
1350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:21
9:29
9:37
8:45
9:52
10:00
Sunset
6:42
6:34
6:24
5:16
6:07
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 Thu morning, min -29°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue night, min -29°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, severe gales from the S 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
-24° C
clear
Clear
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
67
Gales from the SE
(67 kph at 130).
0.1 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
54 minutes ago
-56° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 80).
50 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB109E65S
2375 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 71).
- km
ASCATB109E64S
2385 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 61).
- km
ASCATB108E65S
2386 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the ENE
(27 kph at 58).
- km
ASCATC108E65S
2389 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 72).
- km
ASCATB107E65S
2405 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 67).
- km
ASCATC107E65S
2409 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 78).
- 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.