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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed afternoon, min -28°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat afternoon, min -38°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, near gales from the N by Tue morning).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
200
5250
1750
400
1300
1300
2100
3700
150
km/h
35
WSW
75
WSW
80
WSW
65
WSW
60
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
20
WNW
5
NW
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
SSE
20
S
15
W
15
NNW
30
NNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-22
-24
-27
-28
-25
-26
-26
-25
-25
-27
-29
-34
-34
-33
-32
-31
-32
min °C
-22
-26
-28
-28
-28
-26
-26
-26
-26
-28
-33
-34
-34
-33
-33
-31
-35
 chill °C
-36
-47
-49
-48
-48
-40
-41
-40
-37
-35
-47
-48
-49
-49
-44
-42
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-25-28-28-27-26-26-26-26-28-31-34-34-33-33-31-34-18-20-22-24-25-26-26-25-26-28-32-33-34-32-31-30-32-16-14-16-19-22-26-26-27-28-29-32-33-34-32-29-29-31-20-17-17-20-24-26-27-28-28-27-30-33-33-31-28-29-31
Sunrise
9:26
9:17
9:07
8:59
8:51
Sunset
4:25
4:35
4:43
4:52
5:00
5:07

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed afternoon, min -28°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat afternoon, min -38°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, near gales from the N by Tue 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.
3 hours ago
-21°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 350).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
80
Severe gales from the ESE
(80 kph at 120).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1533 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: few
hy2c181E65S
1581 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 140).
- km
hy2c180E65S
1594 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 135).
- km
hy2c182E65S
1621 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SE
(34 kph at 138).
- km
hy2c183E65S
1627 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SE
(36 kph at 138).
- km
hy2c181E64S
1643 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SE
(32 kph at 130).
- km
hy2c177E64S
1654 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ESE
(36 kph at 112).
- 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.