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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu night, min -35°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, severe gales from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun night, min -34°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Fri night, moderate winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
150
1350
300
350
1050
1250
1300
350
500
1500
1250
500
km/h
15
W
15
WSW
10
WNW
25
N
50
N
20
E
55
SSE
80
SSE
85
SSE
55
SSE
30
SE
65
S
70
S
55
SSW
20
SSW
20
ESE
30
ESE
35
E
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Snowflake cm
1
2
11
1
1
4
1
2
 mm
max °C
-35
-34
-35
-34
-33
-32
-29
-27
-25
-32
-29
-29
-29
-29
-28
-29
-28
-27
min °C
-35
-34
-35
-35
-34
-34
-31
-27
-29
-34
-31
-30
-30
-30
-28
-29
-28
-27
 chill °C
-47
-46
-47
-51
-54
-48
-51
-48
-51
-53
-47
-50
-51
-50
-44
-42
-43
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-34-35-35-34-33-30-27-27-33-30-30-30-30-28-29-28-27-34-33-33-33-32-32-28-24-23-30-28-25-25-24-24-27-28-26-34-34-33-33-32-33-26-22-21-27-25-20-17-17-19-25-27-25-32-32-33-34-33-30-21-15-15-22-20-15-11-11-14-24-25-24
Sunrise
11:04
10:51
10:38
10:26
10:15
10:04
Sunset
3:00
3:14
3:26
3:37
3:48
3:57

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu night, min -35°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, severe gales from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun night, min -34°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Fri night, moderate winds from the SSE by Sat 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-45°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-30°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-29°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 290).
40 km
Mid: scattered
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
9.0 km
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
-
52
Near gales from the SSE
(52 kph at 150).
1533 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: clear
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-64°C
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
ASCATB196E63S
2019 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WNW
(34 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB195E63S
2027 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATB195E62S
2054 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WNW
(34 kph at 295).
- 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.