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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed afternoon, min -26°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat afternoon, min -35°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Tue morning).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
200
5250
1750
400
1300
1300
2100
3700
150
km/h
30
WSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
10
WNW
5
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
30
S
30
SSW
15
WSW
10
NNW
20
NNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-18
-19
-21
-24
-24
-25
-26
-25
-26
-27
-30
-33
-33
-31
-30
-30
-30
min °C
-18
-20
-23
-24
-25
-26
-26
-25
-26
-28
-33
-33
-34
-33
-31
-30
-33
 chill °C
-30
-36
-40
-40
-38
-38
-38
-36
-33
-35
-47
-48
-51
-50
-42
-40
-49
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-25-28-28-27-26-26-26-26-28-31-34-34-33-33-31-34-18-20-22-24-25-26-26-25-26-28-32-33-34-32-31-30-32-16-14-16-19-22-26-26-27-28-29-32-33-34-32-29-29-31-20-17-17-20-24-26-27-28-28-27-30-33-33-31-28-29-31
Sunrise
9:26
9:17
9:07
8:59
8:51
Sunset
4:25
4:35
4:43
4:52
5:00
5:07

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed afternoon, min -26°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Sat morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat afternoon, min -35°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Tue 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
-21°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 350).
40 km
Mid: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: few
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
80
Severe gales from the ESE
(80 kph at 120).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1533 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: few
hy2c184E65S
1629 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SE
(40 kph at 132).
- km
hy2c183E65S
1636 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SE
(32 kph at 132).
- km
hy2c182E65S
1637 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SE
(32 kph at 130).
- km
hy2c185E65S
1641 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SE
(40 kph at 135).
- km
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.

* 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.