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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sat night, min -36°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat night, near gales from the SSE by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu night, min -32°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
1700
1700
1200
300
500
1300
600
5000
350
150
km/h
20
SSW
10
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
55
SSE
15
SSW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
N
15
NE
25
SSE
40
S
40
SSE
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Snowflake cm
1
8
 mm
max °C
-32
-31
-34
-35
-34
-34
-34
-34
-32
-32
-32
-32
-31
-29
-28
-26
-25
min °C
-33
-33
-34
-35
-36
-34
-35
-35
-33
-32
-32
-32
-32
-30
-28
-28
-26
 chill °C
-47
-43
-48
-51
-58
-46
-49
-49
-45
-40
-38
-40
-44
-43
-42
-45
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-32-34-35-35-34-35-35-33-32-32-32-32-30-28-27-26-29-29-31-32-32-32-33-34-32-32-32-31-30-27-25-23-22-24-25-27-28-28-31-31-33-33-33-33-31-29-25-20-18-17-24-25-24-24-23-27-30-31-32-33-33-31-29-24-17-14-14
Sunrise
11:37
11:19
11:04
10:51
10:38
Sunset
2:08
2:29
2:45
3:00
3:14
3:26

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sat night, min -36°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat night, near gales from the SSE by Sun night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu night, min -32°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Thu 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.
3 hours ago
-24°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (33 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-11°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
65
Gales from the SE
(65 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
56
Near gales from the SSE
(56 kph at 160).
0.2 km
Mid: clear
2674 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 300).
Davis
2683 km SW
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-6°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
106
Extremely windy from the NE
(106 kph at 50).
0.2 km
Mid: sky obscured
hy2c253E68S
2740 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the N
(58 kph at 352).
- km
hy2c252E68S
2749 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the N
(58 kph at 355).
- km
hy2c249E67S
2750 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the N
(61 kph at 358).
- km
hy2c248E67S
2763 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the N
(61 kph at 358).
- 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.