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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 20 May 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 -33°C on Thu afternoon, min -38°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the S on Thu night, stormy winds from the S by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun morning, min -33°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
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PM
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PM
night
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PM
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light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
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light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
40
SSW
55
S
55
SSW
50
S
40
S
55
SSW
65
S
80
S
65
S
90
S
70
S
80
S
75
S
70
S
65
S
65
S
70
SSW
55
SSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
2
2
1
3
2
6
4
2
4
2
3
2
max °C
-37
-37
-34
-34
-33
-33
-34
-35
-33
-32
-29
-25
-24
-24
-24
-25
-28
-30
min °C
-38
-38
-37
-35
-33
-33
-34
-36
-35
-33
-30
-28
-24
-24
-25
-26
-29
-31
-59
-60
-60
-56
-52
-51
-56
-60
-57
-58
-51
-49
-44
-43
-46
-45
-50
-51
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
450
500
500
350
450
1250
50
400
1150
300
350
450
1050
1350
550
1050
100
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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: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Thu afternoon, min -38°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the S on Thu night, stormy winds from the S by Fri night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun morning, min -33°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Mon 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.
2 hours ago
-25° C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC172E67S
1302 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNW
(38 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATB172E67S
1312 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the N
(36 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATC171E67S
1317 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 353).
- km
ASCATB173E67S
1320 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the N
(40 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATC173E67S
1322 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNW
(41 kph at 349).
- km
ASCATB171E67S
1326 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATC171E66S
1342 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNW
(40 kph at 343).
- km
ASCATC173E66S
1348 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNW
(38 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATB172E66S
1351 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNW
(41 kph at 346).
- 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.