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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu afternoon, min -30°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon night, severe gales from the S by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu night, min -30°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4750
400
350
500
500
km/h
15
S
45
SSW
70
S
70
SSW
65
S
60
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
15
W
20
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
4
 mm
max °C
-29
-29
-29
-28
-27
-26
-26
-24
-23
-25
-27
-27
-28
-28
-27
-25
min °C
-30
-30
-29
-29
-28
-27
-26
-25
-24
-27
-28
-27
-29
-29
-28
-26
 chill °C
-39
-48
-50
-50
-48
-46
-42
-39
-36
-39
-40
-38
-42
-43
-41
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-34-33-31-31-29-28-27-30-31-30-32-32-31-30-30-30-29-29-28-27-26-25-24-26-28-27-29-29-28-26-24-22-22-23-23-22-22-21-20-23-24-24-25-25-23-22-24-19-16-16-16-17-22-22-22-24-24-25-26-24-24-24
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:30
11:59
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
1:37
2:08

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu afternoon, min -30°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon night, severe gales from the S by Tue afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu night, min -30°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly near gales.

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.
2 hours ago
-42° C
clear
Fog patches -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-31° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-18° C
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-66° C
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
ASCATC154E64S
1700 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NNW
(55 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATC153E64S
1708 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NNW
(56 kph at 334).
- km
ASCATC152E64S
1711 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 325).
- km
ASCATB152E64S
1714 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NNW
(55 kph at 334).
- km
ASCATC154E63S
1722 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NNW
(57 kph at 338).
- km
ASCATC151E64S
1723 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NW
(53 kph at 312).
- 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.