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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu morning, min -34°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun morning, min -34°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1650
1350
1950
1550
2050
km/h
40
SW
30
SW
30
SW
15
WSW
10
W
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
SE
30
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
10
S
5
WNW
5
N
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-27
-27
-28
-29
-30
-30
-33
-33
-31
-31
-32
-32
-33
-33
-33
-32
-32
-31
min °C
-27
-28
-29
-29
-30
-32
-33
-34
-33
-31
-33
-33
-34
-34
-34
-32
-32
-32
 chill °C
-44
-44
-45
-40
-40
-44
-47
-48
-46
-31
-42
-39
-50
-49
-51
-42
-32
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-28-29-29-30-31-33-34-32-31-33-33-34-34-34-32-32-32-24-26-26-27-27-29-30-30-29-28-30-30-31-32-32-31-30-30-23-24-24-25-25-25-25-25-23-26-28-27-28-31-30-29-29-29-24-24-25-26-26-26-23-24-25-27-28-26-24-27-25-27-29-30
Sunrise
12:00
12:30
11:59
11:37
11:19
11:04
Sunset
12:00
1:37
2:08
2:29
2:45
3:00

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu morning, min -34°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Fri morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun morning, min -34°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (20 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
ASCATC113E63S
2457 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the N
(14 kph at 357).
- km
ASCATC227E65S
2465 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 311).
- km
ASCATC226E65S
2469 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATB227E65S
2470 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NW
(56 kph at 311).
- km
ASCATB226E65S
2474 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NW
(49 kph at 311).
- km
ASCATB225E65S
2475 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 311).
- km
ASCATB225E64S
2477 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATC226E64S
2484 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 312).
- 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.