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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 21 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat night, min -36°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Thu night, severe gales from the SSW by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun morning, min -35°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Sun morning, light winds from the S by Mon night).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
km/h
35
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
S
50
S
60
SSW
85
SSW
70
S
65
S
80
SSW
65
S
50
SSW
30
SE
30
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
35
S
55
SSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
2
5
6
6
6
5
max °C
-33
-32
-32
-32
-35
-34
-33
-30
-27
-27
-28
-29
-33
-34
-32
-31
-30
-29
min °C
-34
-32
-33
-33
-36
-36
-34
-31
-30
-27
-28
-32
-34
-35
-33
-32
-31
-31
-52
-48
-49
-51
-58
-58
-58
-53
-52
-48
-48
-51
-52
-52
-45
-45
-48
-48
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1300
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1050
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1250
250
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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
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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 Sat night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat night, min -36°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Thu night, severe gales from the SSW by Sat morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun morning, min -35°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Sun morning, light winds from the S 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
-28° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
-
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 340).
40 km
Mid: few
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
3.6 km
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 180).
50 km
Mid: few
1533 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
3.6 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC158E64S
1624 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATC157E64S
1634 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATC152E64S
1640 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 201).
- km
ASCATC155E64S
1642 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SW
(32 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATC156E64S
1649 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 278).
- 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.