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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon night, min -24°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sat morning, calm by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue afternoon, min -32°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
200
100
250
450
700
250
1700
250
750
200
200
200
200
150
km/h
65
SSW
55
SSW
45
SSW
10
W
20
NNW
10
NE
20
E
10
ESE
5
NE
15
NNE
30
N
15
NW
15
NW
25
W
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
6
4
4
 mm
max °C
-24
-23
-23
-23
-22
-21
-21
-21
-18
-17
-16
-17
-20
-22
-23
-28
-29
-30
min °C
-24
-24
-24
-24
-23
-21
-22
-22
-20
-17
-17
-18
-21
-23
-28
-29
-30
-32
 chill °C
-43
-41
-36
-31
-34
-29
-32
-30
-26
-26
-29
-25
-31
-36
-43
-43
-44
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-28-28-25-24-24-23-22-19-16-16-19-22-25-28-30-32-34-24-24-24-24-23-21-22-22-19-17-17-18-21-23-26-29-30-31-17-16-19-23-22-20-21-21-20-18-18-18-20-20-23-27-28-29-11-12-15-25-24-21-20-22-21-19-19-20-21-22-25-26-28-29
Sunrise
10:15
10:04
9:55
9:45
9:34
9:26
Sunset
3:48
3:57
4:07
4:16
4:25
4:35

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon night, min -24°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sat morning, calm by Mon night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue afternoon, min -32°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed 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
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
light snow
Light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 80).
3.4 km
Mid: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: clear
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(35 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
1533 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC154E63S
1740 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATC155E63S
1751 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WNW
(34 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATC153E63S
1753 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATB152E63S
1753 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATC152E63S
1760 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 292).
- 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.