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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sat 16 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun morning, min -33°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Thu night, min -36°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the SSW by Thu night).

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
km/h
5
WNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NW
15
NNW
20
N
10
N
5
N
5
ESE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
25
S
30
S
45
S
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
max °C
-28
-28
-28
-27
-27
-28
-31
-31
-32
-34
-34
-35
-36
-35
-35
-35
-34
-33
min °C
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-30
-31
-32
-33
-34
-35
-36
-36
-36
-35
-35
-34
-34
-34
-38
-38
-35
-40
-42
-40
-32
-33
-43
-47
-42
-36
-45
-48
-51
-51
-53
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
8050
1900
1600
1750
1750
1700
1500
1400
1200
1300
1500
1700
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-28-28-28-29-31-32-33-34-35-36-36-36-35-35-34-34-26-26-26-26-26-27-29-30-31-32-32-33-33-33-32-31-31-30-23-24-24-24-24-26-27-27-29-29-30-30-30-29-28-26-24-23-24-25-25-25-26-27-27-27-28-28-29-29-28-28-28-26-24-19
Sunrise
12:00
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 -27°C on Sun morning, min -33°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Thu night, min -36°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the SSW 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
-25° C
clear
Clear
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 60).
10.0 km
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
ASCATB194E66S
1702 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
78
Severe gales from the SW
(78 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATB194E65S
1714 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
75
Severe gales from the SW
(75 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB195E65S
1744 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
72
Gales from the SW
(72 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATB197E66S
1767 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
80
Severe gales from the SW
(80 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB197E65S
1771 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
77
Severe gales from the SW
(77 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATB199E66S
1774 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
70
Gales from the SW
(70 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATC195E65S
1775 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
79
Severe gales from the SW
(79 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATB198E66S
1776 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
78
Severe gales from the SW
(78 kph at 220).
- 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.