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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu morning, min -32°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Mon night, min -34°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SE by Sun night).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
AM
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
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
450
1550
1550
1450
1050
300
650
1200
km/h
65
S
55
S
25
SW
40
SSW
25
SW
35
SSW
15
W
10
WSW
25
S
25
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
ESE
15
SE
30
SSE
20
SSE
5
N
15
NW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-31
-30
-28
-27
-27
-29
-30
-31
-32
-33
-33
-32
-32
-34
-34
-34
-34
-30
min °C
-32
-31
-29
-27
-28
-30
-31
-31
-32
-33
-33
-32
-33
-34
-34
-34
-34
-33
 chill °C
-54
-51
-44
-44
-41
-46
-43
-40
-45
-49
-46
-44
-43
-46
-49
-49
-40
-45
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-31-29-27-28-30-31-31-32-33-33-32-33-34-34-34-34-32-28-27-26-25-26-28-28-28-29-29-29-29-29-31-31-31-32-30-22-22-22-23-23-25-26-25-24-24-24-24-26-27-26-27-30-30-19-20-22-23-24-26-27-26-24-22-24-25-27-25-22-23-26-29
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:30
11:59
11:37
11:19
Sunset
12:00
12:00
1:37
2:08
2:29
2:45

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu morning, min -32°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Mon night, min -34°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SE by Sun 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
-18° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 070 to 190 degs)
(19 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
-
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 120).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-66° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
78
Severe gales from the NE
(78 kph at 50).
5.0 km
Mid: sky obscured
2674 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
No report.
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 300).
Davis
2683 km SW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 170).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseBelgranoII
2809 km S
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-31° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: few
2883 km N
16m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 260).
ASCATB100E61S
2915 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB101E61S
2966 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 263).
- 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.