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Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu night, min -34°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed afternoon, min -38°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, stormy winds from the N by Mon night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
50
5000
1900
1750
1650
300
150
150
3800
1450
1550
km/h
55
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
10
W
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
NW
30
N
50
NNW
90
N
60
N
50
N
20
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-26
-26
-28
-28
-30
-32
-33
-34
-34
-34
-36
-37
-36
-37
-38
-32
min °C
-28
-27
-28
-30
-31
-32
-34
-34
-34
-35
-37
-37
-38
-37
-38
-37
 chill °C
-48
-43
-44
-42
-42
-40
-45
-44
-43
-42
-58
-59
-61
-60
-60
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-27-28-29-31-32-34-34-34-35-37-37-37-37-38-35-24-26-27-28-30-32-33-34-34-34-35-35-35-36-36-33-22-27-27-28-31-32-34-34-34-33-32-32-33-34-34-32-23-28-28-29-29-31-33-34-34-31-31-32-33-33-32-32
Sunrise
9:17
9:07
8:59
8:51
8:41
Sunset
4:43
4:52
5:00
5:07
5:15

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu night, min -34°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed afternoon, min -38°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, stormy winds from the N 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
-27°C
light snow
Light snow.
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 80).
8.0 km
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 180).
1.2 km
High: scattered
ASCATB181E65S
1627 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNE
(27 kph at 26).
- km
ASCATC182E65S
1644 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 21).
- km
ASCATB182E65S
1644 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NNE
(21 kph at 33).
- km
ASCATC183E65S
1652 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 341).
- km
ASCATB183E65S
1654 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NE
(21 kph at 51).
- km
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB178E64S
1708 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NE
(45 kph at 42).
- km
ASCATB179E64S
1720 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NE
(41 kph at 45).
- 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.