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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu morning, min -30°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Fri morning, min -32°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
350
350
1150
1300
1550
1450
1600
1500
1600
km/h
45
SSW
80
SSW
80
SSW
55
S
45
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
20
SSW
30
SW
15
SW
10
S
5
S
5
ENE
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Snowflake cm
2
4
 mm
max °C
-30
-29
-28
-27
-27
-25
-24
-24
-25
-27
-27
-28
-30
-31
-31
-30
-30
-30
min °C
-30
-30
-29
-27
-27
-26
-25
-24
-26
-27
-28
-29
-30
-31
-31
-30
-30
-32
 chill °C
-48
-52
-51
-46
-44
-41
-38
-34
-33
-36
-28
-29
-43
-47
-44
-38
-30
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-33-31-31-29-27-27-28-30-31-32-33-34-34-34-33-34-30-30-29-27-27-26-25-24-26-27-28-29-30-31-31-30-30-31-23-22-23-22-22-22-21-21-23-24-24-25-26-27-27-26-25-28-19-16-17-18-20-23-22-23-24-25-26-26-23-23-26-26-26-28
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:30
11:59
11:37
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
1:37
2:08
2:29

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu morning, min -30°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Fri morning, min -32°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-27° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 090 to 190 degs)
(15 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
Clouds developing.
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 220).
50 km
Mid: scattered
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
63
Gales from the E
(63 kph at 90).
0.3 km
Mid: sky obscured
2674 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
No report.
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 270).
Davis
2683 km SW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBelgranoII
2809 km S
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-35° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
2883 km N
16m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 250).
Mawson
3104 km SSW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
State of sky unchanged.
54
Near gales from the SSE
(54 kph at 150).
40 km
Mid: few
EnderbyIslandAws
3108 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 220).

* 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.