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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sun 17 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun morning, min -35°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri night, min -35°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Wed afternoon, gales from the SW by Thu morning).

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
15
NNW
25
NNW
10
NW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
55
S
60
S
50
S
50
S
55
S
60
S
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
max °C
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-32
-34
-35
-35
-34
-33
-34
-32
-32
-33
-31
-29
min °C
-28
-28
-29
-28
-28
-31
-33
-35
-35
-35
-35
-34
-34
-32
-34
-34
-32
-31
-39
-42
-39
-36
-38
-41
-43
-42
-43
-52
-50
-49
-55
-53
-54
-55
-52
-52
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1600
700
7900
5200
700
1350
1600
250
300
1200
250
200
200
400
400
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-29-28-28-30-33-35-35-35-35-34-34-32-33-34-32-30-26-26-27-27-26-28-31-33-33-32-31-30-30-30-30-30-28-27-24-25-26-25-25-27-30-30-29-28-26-24-22-26-25-24-23-22-25-25-26-26-26-27-29-29-27-23-22-21-17-21-22-20-17-16
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun morning, min -35°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri night, min -35°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Wed afternoon, gales from the SW by Thu morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Discovery at the specific elevation of 2681 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
-22° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB182E66S
1454 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 200).
- km
ASCATB180E66S
1454 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SSW
(49 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATB181E66S
1466 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SSW
(51 kph at 209).
- km
ASCATB183E66S
1468 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATB184E66S
1508 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATB185E66S
1515 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 214).
- km
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
107
Extremely windy from the SE
(107 kph at 130).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB181E65S
1528 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the WSW
(67 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATB180E65S
1528 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the WSW
(65 kph at 240).
- 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.