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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Fri 19 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat afternoon, min -28°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the S on Fri morning, extremely windy from the S by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon afternoon, min -35°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
km/h
40
S
60
SSW
55
SSE
105
S
70
S
70
S
75
S
85
S
65
S
65
S
35
S
10
W
10
NW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
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Snowflake cm
1
4
3
3
6
4
4
3
2
 mm
max °C
-27
-28
-25
-25
-22
-22
-23
-23
-23
-25
-24
-24
-25
-26
-27
-28
-29
-30
min °C
-28
-28
-26
-26
-23
-22
-23
-23
-25
-25
-25
-25
-26
-26
-28
-28
-30
-35
 chill °C
-45
-48
-45
-49
-41
-40
-42
-43
-44
-44
-40
-35
-34
-32
-36
-36
-41
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1900
400
500
1050
1000
1250
1000
250
400
350
350
1550
1450
9900
250
50
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-26-26-23-22-23-23-24-25-25-25-26-26-28-28-30-33-23-23-22-21-19-19-19-20-20-22-22-23-24-25-26-27-29-32-17-16-17-15-15-15-14-15-16-17-19-21-23-25-27-28-30-33-12-10-10-8-9-8-7-8-10-13-17-20-23-25-28-29-30-32
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat afternoon, min -28°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the S on Fri morning, extremely windy from the S by Sat morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon afternoon, min -35°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Mon morning, calm by Tue 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.
1 hour ago
-13° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB180E65S
1538 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATB181E65S
1546 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATC180E65S
1551 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SSW
(58 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATC181E65S
1554 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATB178E65S
1557 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATB179E65S
1559 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATC178E65S
1579 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATB182E65S
1601 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATC179E65S
1602 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 227).
- 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.