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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon morning, min -26°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
150
300
250
300
1350
1200
1650
500
1200
550
1250
2050
2150
700
km/h
20
NNW
35
N
10
ESE
35
SSE
55
S
50
SSW
45
SW
40
SSW
55
S
40
SSW
25
SW
25
S
50
SSE
55
SSE
40
S
25
SSW
20
S
10
S
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Snowflake cm
2
6
1
1
1
2
2
 mm
max °C
-31
-30
-32
-30
-26
-25
-27
-28
-27
-26
-24
-23
-25
-26
-24
-22
-22
-22
min °C
-31
-31
-34
-32
-28
-26
-28
-29
-29
-26
-25
-24
-26
-26
-25
-23
-22
-22
 chill °C
-44
-49
-44
-50
-47
-45
-45
-46
-48
-42
-38
-39
-44
-44
-42
-35
-34
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:51
10:38
10:26
10:15
10:04
9:55
Sunset
3:14
3:26
3:37
3:48
3:57
4:07

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu night, min -34°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed night, near gales from the S by Thu afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon morning, min -26°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-30°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
10.0 km
1297 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
ASCATB199E63S
2042 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB200E63S
2050 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB202E63S
2087 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 10).
- km
ASCATB201E63S
2091 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATB203E63S
2117 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 9).
- km
ASCATB204E63S
2145 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNE
(42 kph at 13).
- km
ASCATB201E62S
2149 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 278).
- 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.