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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu morning, min -35°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Tue night, min -34°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, near gales from the S by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1500
2150
200
500
150
350
550
km/h
60
WSW
45
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
15
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
20
SW
15
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNE
30
SSE
50
SSE
55
S
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Snowflake cm
2
2
4
 mm
max °C
-23
-24
-24
-26
-27
-27
-30
-31
-34
-34
-33
-32
-30
-30
-31
-30
-29
-25
min °C
-24
-25
-26
-27
-27
-29
-31
-32
-35
-34
-34
-33
-31
-30
-32
-32
-30
-28
 chill °C
-41
-41
-40
-40
-40
-35
-31
-47
-51
-49
-49
-47
-43
-45
-46
-49
-49
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-27-27-28-29-31-32-35-35-34-34-32-31-33-32-30-28-24-25-25-27-27-28-31-32-35-34-34-33-31-30-32-31-30-27-18-19-23-28-28-28-31-33-34-34-34-32-31-30-31-31-28-26-17-19-25-28-29-29-30-32-33-35-34-32-31-31-28-27-23-19
Sunrise
9:26
9:17
9:07
8:59
8:51
8:41
Sunset
4:35
4:43
4:52
5:00
5:07
5:15

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu morning, min -35°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Tue night, min -34°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, near gales from the S by Tue 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.
1 hour ago
clear
Fog patches -.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
clear
Clear
22
Moderate winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 080 to 150 degs)
(22 kph at 130).
10.0 km
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 190).
0.0 km
High: overcast
ASCATB192E63S
1924 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 143).
- km
ASCATB194E63S
1932 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SE
(34 kph at 138).
- km
ASCATB193E63S
1935 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 141).
- km
ASCATB191E63S
1941 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SE
(38 kph at 137).
- km
ASCATB195E63S
1957 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SSE
(27 kph at 156).
- km
ASCATB196E63S
1998 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSW
(45 kph at 200).
- km
ASCATB192E62S
2000 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 184).
- 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.