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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 23 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat night, min -30°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu morning, min -27°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, near gales from the SW by Fri morning).

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
km/h
85
SSW
80
SSW
75
SSW
70
SSW
65
SSW
55
S
30
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
35
S
35
S
25
S
10
S
15
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
50
SW
45
SSW
25
SSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
6
6
6
4
2
1
1
max °C
-21
-23
-25
-28
-30
-30
-27
-26
-27
-27
-27
-26
-24
-23
-24
-24
-26
-25
-23
min °C
-23
-24
-26
-30
-30
-30
-29
-27
-27
-27
-27
-26
-25
-23
-24
-26
-26
-25
-24
-42
-44
-46
-51
-51
-50
-46
-38
-37
-41
-43
-39
-35
-32
-36
-42
-44
-42
-38
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
400
300
150
150
1550
1350
1100
1900
1550
300
1650
1200
1250
2050
1400
350
1150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-28-30-32-34-34-33-31-31-31-31-30-29-28-29-30-31-30-28-22-24-26-29-30-30-28-27-27-27-27-26-25-23-24-25-26-25-24-17-17-19-25-26-25-22-20-21-23-22-21-20-18-18-18-19-19-17-10-10-13-19-20-19-18-18-18-17-17-17-18-18-17-16-15-13-14
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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat night, min -30°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu morning, min -27°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, near gales from the SW by Fri morning).

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
-9° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
ASCATC177E66S
1484 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SSE
(59 kph at 160).
- km
ASCATB178E66S
1487 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SSW
(58 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATB177E66S
1487 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SSW
(56 kph at 202).
- km
ASCATC178E66S
1491 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SSW
(55 kph at 196).
- km
ASCATB179E66S
1496 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SSW
(60 kph at 195).
- km
ASCATC179E66S
1500 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SSW
(59 kph at 195).
- km
ASCATB180E66S
1507 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the S
(63 kph at 190).
- km
ASCATC180E66S
1510 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SSW
(61 kph at 192).
- 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.