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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu afternoon, min -37°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, severe gales from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu night, min -31°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
300
100
3750
1800
350
400
400
1250
350
250
250
km/h
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
WNW
20
NNW
50
N
20
ENE
50
SE
80
SSE
75
SSE
65
SSE
55
SSE
60
S
80
S
75
S
80
SSW
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Snowflake cm
2
13
3
3
5
7
19
 mm
max °C
-35
-34
-34
-34
-33
-32
-31
-30
-26
-26
-29
-30
-28
-28
-27
-29
min °C
-37
-35
-34
-35
-34
-33
-33
-30
-27
-29
-30
-31
-29
-28
-28
-30
 chill °C
-49
-47
-46
-45
-49
-53
-52
-49
-48
-52
-51
-51
-48
-50
-50
-52
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
11:04
10:51
10:38
10:26
10:15
Sunset
3:00
3:14
3:26
3:37
3:48

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu afternoon, min -37°C on Mon night). 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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu night, min -31°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

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
-30°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-28°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
9.0 km
Mid: few
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-22°C
-
54
Near gales from the SSE
(54 kph at 160).
1533 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: few
ASCATB155E64S
1688 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB154E64S
1699 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATB153E64S
1699 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
1700 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ENE
(39 kph at 76).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1704 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 67).
- 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.