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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 17 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat night, min -29°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon night, min -29°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
15
SE
35
S
35
S
25
S
20
S
5
WSW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
max °C
-28
-28
-26
-26
-25
-21
-21
-22
-24
-26
-25
-24
-25
-25
-26
-27
-28
-28
min °C
-28
-29
-29
-26
-25
-24
-21
-23
-27
-27
-26
-24
-25
-26
-27
-28
-28
-29
-40
-47
-47
-40
-37
-34
-30
-34
-42
-42
-41
-38
-38
-37
-40
-37
-39
-38
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2300
1950
1300
1250
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-29-28-26-25-23-21-23-26-27-26-24-25-26-27-28-28-29-24-25-25-23-22-21-21-23-25-26-25-24-24-25-25-26-26-27-19-20-20-19-18-18-22-25-26-25-24-24-24-24-24-23-24-25-18-18-17-16-16-19-23-24-25-25-24-25-24-24-25-25-25-26
Sunrise
10:32
10:44
10:56
11:11
11:27
11:48
Sunset
3:23
3:11
2:57
2:42
2:26
2:06

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat night, min -29°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon night, min -29°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed 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
71 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 120 to 200 degs)
(20 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
SANTA FECITOLA
732 km NW
205m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 243 degs) was rejected.
Dumont Durville
1519 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-18° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
50 km
Mid: few
DomeA
1641 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
Casey
2146 km WSW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
94
Stormy winds from the E
(94 kph at 90).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
SHIP2798
2661 km N
3m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
65
Gales from the E
(65 kph at 100).
SHIP3690
2661 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
65
Gales from the E
(65 kph at 100).
- km
2674 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Fog, sky not visible, no change.
52
Near gales from the ESE
(52 kph at 120).
0.5 km
Mid: sky obscured
ASCATB266E72S
2677 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 156).
- km
Davis
2683 km SW
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 60).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.