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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon night, min -25°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Wed night, min -36°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
250
1350
350
400
450
200
200
200
150
km/h
20
NE
35
ENE
25
NE
20
N
35
NNW
40
NNW
20
NW
20
WSW
30
W
45
W
35
W
20
SW
10
SW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-21
-21
-19
-17
-17
-17
-18
-21
-23
-27
-32
-33
-34
-36
-34
-32
min °C
-22
-22
-20
-19
-17
-18
-20
-22
-25
-31
-32
-33
-36
-36
-35
-33
 chill °C
-32
-36
-31
-31
-30
-31
-29
-34
-42
-48
-50
-46
-46
-51
-49
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-22-20-18-17-18-19-22-24-29-32-33-35-36-35-33-20-21-20-19-17-17-18-21-22-26-31-31-33-34-34-33-18-20-20-20-18-17-18-20-19-24-29-30-32-32-32-33-21-19-20-20-19-18-18-22-23-25-27-29-31-31-32-33
Sunrise
9:55
9:45
9:34
9:26
9:17
Sunset
4:07
4:16
4:25
4:35
4:43

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon night, min -25°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Wed night, min -36°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed night, light winds from the SW 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
-26°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
41
Strong winds from the E
(41 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
8.0 km
High: few
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
-
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 160).
1533 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: few
ASCATB183E65S
1659 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NE
(38 kph at 38).
- km
ASCATC168E64S
1661 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the S
(64 kph at 187).
- km
ASCATB184E65S
1669 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NE
(36 kph at 39).
- km
ASCATB185E65S
1678 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NE
(32 kph at 43).
- km
ASCATC168E63S
1697 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the SSW
(64 kph at 198).
- 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.