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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat afternoon, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu afternoon, min -36°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
3800
4700
5100
5000
4900
5050
4750
500
300
400
km/h
10
S
25
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SSE
30
S
20
SE
10
NNW
10
N
30
SE
75
SSW
80
S
65
S
15
SW
15
WSW
40
SW
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
 mm
max °C
-23
-25
-29
-31
-33
-34
-34
-33
-34
-34
-33
-31
-29
-27
-27
-26
-26
min °C
-24
-27
-30
-32
-34
-34
-34
-33
-34
-35
-36
-32
-30
-28
-27
-28
-29
 chill °C
-33
-36
-39
-38
-44
-51
-48
-33
-43
-54
-59
-56
-51
-43
-37
-45
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-26-30-32-34-34-34-33-34-35-35-32-30-28-27-27-28-24-25-28-31-32-31-30-30-31-31-30-28-26-25-25-25-26-24-24-26-30-30-26-24-26-28-25-23-23-21-22-23-22-24-26-27-28-31-30-25-24-26-27-23-18-16-17-23-24-24-25
Sunrise
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat afternoon, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu afternoon, min -36°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu 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
-31° C
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
50 minutes ago
-15° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 280).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
50 minutes ago
-6° C
Clouds developing.
83
Severe gales from the ENE
(83 kph at 70).
4.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB203E62S
2296 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 334).
- km
ASCATB204E62S
2314 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNW
(40 kph at 345).
- km
ASCATB240E70S
2329 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATB205E62S
2331 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 345).
- km
ASCATB241E70S
2337 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 303).
- km
hy2c241E70S
2340 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 302).
- km
hy2c241E69S
2351 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 300).
- 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.