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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 24 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun morning, min -30°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Sun morning, light winds from the S by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri night, min -28°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
90
SSW
75
SSW
70
SSW
60
S
50
S
25
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
40
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
10
S
5
NNE
5
E
15
S
15
SSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
7
6
4
1
max °C
-22
-24
-28
-30
-29
-26
-26
-26
-26
-27
-28
-27
-27
-27
-27
-28
-28
-25
min °C
-23
-26
-30
-30
-30
-29
-26
-26
-27
-27
-28
-28
-27
-27
-28
-28
-28
-27
-42
-46
-52
-50
-49
-46
-36
-38
-41
-40
-44
-43
-39
-34
-33
-28
-39
-38
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
150
200
1150
1200
1700
450
300
250
250
250
500
1200
2100
1850
1550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-29-33-34-33-32-30-30-31-31-32-31-31-31-31-31-31-30-23-25-29-30-30-28-26-26-27-27-28-28-27-27-28-28-28-26-16-19-25-26-24-21-20-21-21-22-22-23-23-23-24-24-23-22-9-14-19-20-18-19-18-17-17-18-18-19-21-22-24-23-20-20
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun morning, min -30°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Sun morning, light winds from the S by Mon night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri night, min -28°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu 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
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-21° C
light snow
Light snow.
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 80).
3.2 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC127E64S
2014 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATC126E64S
2023 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATB127E64S
2025 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATB126E64S
2033 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATB125E64S
2041 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATC125E64S
2049 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATC128E64S
2060 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB124E64S
2062 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 267).
- 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.