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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 18 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat afternoon, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, stormy winds from the S by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun night, min -30°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
km/h
50
SSE
40
S
65
S
50
SSE
75
S
65
S
70
S
75
S
80
S
75
S
35
S
10
SW
10
WSW
25
SSW
10
W
10
NNW
5
S
10
NW
10
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
1
4
3
3
6
4
3
5
max °C
-28
-28
-28
-25
-25
-22
-22
-22
-23
-23
-23
-24
-27
-28
-27
-28
-29
-30
-31
min °C
-29
-28
-29
-27
-26
-23
-22
-23
-23
-23
-24
-25
-28
-28
-27
-28
-29
-30
-33
-48
-45
-50
-46
-46
-41
-40
-42
-42
-42
-39
-33
-39
-41
-36
-28
-29
-39
-43
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
350
1800
400
450
1200
350
1150
450
400
350
500
1450
1350
1250
1400
5200
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-28-29-26-26-23-22-23-23-23-24-25-28-28-27-28-29-30-32-25-23-24-22-21-19-18-19-19-20-21-22-25-26-26-27-28-29-31-20-17-16-17-15-15-14-14-14-15-18-21-22-24-25-26-29-30-32-14-12-10-11-9-9-8-8-8-10-16-18-20-24-25-27-30-30-32
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 Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat afternoon, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, stormy winds from the S by Sat morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun night, min -30°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Sun night, 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.
3 hours ago
-15° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 180).
2.6 km
Mid: few
High: overcast
ASCATC180E65S
1627 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SW
(60 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATC181E65S
1631 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATC182E65S
1644 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SW
(60 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATB182E65S
1646 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SW
(58 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATB183E65S
1654 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATC183E65S
1657 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATB184E65S
1663 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATC184E65S
1670 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SW
(58 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATB185E65S
1674 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 230).
- 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.