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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat afternoon, min -33°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu afternoon, min -33°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
1550
1700
1550
1400
400
300
1200
1300
1450
200
km/h
30
SSW
20
SW
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSE
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Snowflake cm
1
6
 mm
max °C
-30
-28
-28
-31
-31
-31
-31
-32
-33
-32
-32
-32
-31
-30
-26
-25
-23
-23
min °C
-31
-29
-30
-31
-31
-31
-32
-32
-33
-33
-32
-32
-32
-31
-29
-25
-24
-30
 chill °C
-46
-42
-40
-43
-44
-48
-42
-42
-43
-40
-40
-40
-41
-37
-29
-38
-38
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-33-33-34-34-34-34-34-35-34-33-33-33-33-31-29-28-31-31-29-29-31-31-31-32-32-33-33-32-32-32-31-28-25-24-27-26-24-25-26-27-27-30-31-33-33-33-33-32-30-26-21-19-23-23-24-25-24-24-23-27-29-31-33-34-34-33-30-25-20-17-20
Sunrise
11:59
11:37
11:19
11:04
10:51
10:38
Sunset
2:08
2:29
2:45
3:00
3:14
3:26

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat afternoon, min -33°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu afternoon, min -33°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu 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.
3 hours ago
-22° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (13 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 350).
40 km
Mid: clear
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
9.0 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).
0.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1533 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: clear
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC167E63S
1664 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNW
(40 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATC166E63S
1665 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNW
(41 kph at 337).
- km
ASCATC165E63S
1689 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 349).
- km
ASCATC164E63S
1693 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNW
(41 kph at 347).
- 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.