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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun morning, min -32°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSE on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon night, min -24°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Mon morning).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
250
150
100
500
300
300
100
300
500
200
500
200
300
700
600
800
km/h
80
S
50
SSW
25
SE
70
SE
90
SSE
70
S
55
S
55
SSW
15
SW
15
NNW
25
NE
45
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
20
N
20
N
20
NW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
7
2
7
5
2
5
2
2
4
 mm
max °C
-30
-30
-30
-32
-29
-28
-28
-28
-24
-23
-23
-22
-21
-19
-20
-20
-21
min °C
-30
-32
-31
-32
-30
-29
-28
-29
-26
-23
-24
-23
-21
-21
-20
-21
-21
 chill °C
-52
-48
-46
-54
-53
-50
-47
-48
-36
-32
-38
-39
-35
-36
-31
-31
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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-30-31-31-32-30-29-28-29-25-23-24-23-21-20-20-21-21-27-28-28-30-26-24-24-25-24-23-22-22-22-22-21-22-21-23-23-27-27-22-17-17-19-24-23-21-21-22-23-23-23-21-16-18-22-22-15-11-11-16-24-25-21-20-21-22-22-22-24
Sunrise
10:26
10:15
10:04
9:55
9:45
Sunset
3:26
3:37
3:48
3:57
4:07
4:16

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun morning, min -32°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSE on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon night, min -24°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Mon morning).

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
-18°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (44 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
1.5 km
ASCATB190E63S
1961 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 338).
- km
ASCATB191E63S
1986 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATB192E63S
1991 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB193E63S
2017 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB194E63S
2030 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WSW
(27 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATB195E63S
2041 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WSW
(29 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB196E63S
2061 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SW
(34 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB190E62S
2069 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 321).
- km
ASCATB197E63S
2083 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 224).
- 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.