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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 23 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue afternoon, min -36°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, near gales from the SSW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Fri night, min -39°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
km/h
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
10
W
10
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
40
S
65
SSW
55
S
40
SE
20
SE
10
SE
25
S
50
SSW
55
SSW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
max °C
-28
-30
-31
-30
-31
-34
-35
-34
-36
-36
-33
-33
-35
-36
-37
-38
-38
min °C
-29
-32
-32
-31
-34
-35
-35
-35
-36
-36
-35
-34
-35
-37
-38
-39
-39
 chill °C
-43
-46
-45
-43
-43
-48
-49
-49
-56
-59
-56
-51
-50
-45
-58
-62
-62
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1400
1250
400
350
1000
1100
1650
1100
550
1750
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-31-32-31-33-35-35-35-36-36-34-34-35-37-38-39-39-26-28-28-28-30-31-31-31-31-31-30-30-31-32-33-34-35-24-24-24-27-27-26-24-24-24-24-24-23-24-26-26-27-27-25-24-26-28-28-25-23-21-19-18-19-19-20-22-23-23-23
Sunrise
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 Tue afternoon, min -36°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, near gales from the SSW by Fri morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Fri night, min -39°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat night).

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.
3 hours ago
-26° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (33 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
High: scattered
ASCATB231E67S
2416 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the WSW
(64 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB232E67S
2429 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the WSW
(65 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB233E67S
2459 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the W
(64 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATB234E67S
2468 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the W
(64 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB231E66S
2514 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB232E66S
2522 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATB233E66S
2557 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB234E66S
2580 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the WSW
(66 kph at 259).
- 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.