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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed night, min -35°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon night, gales from the S by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat night, min -33°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, severe gales from the S by Sat night).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4950
500
300
1200
450
2850
1850
1900
1900
km/h
25
S
15
S
15
SSE
50
S
55
SSW
70
S
65
S
70
S
40
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
10
SW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
45
S
55
S
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-35
-35
-34
-34
-33
-31
-31
-30
-29
-29
-28
-28
-30
-32
-31
-30
-29
-27
min °C
-35
-35
-34
-34
-34
-33
-31
-31
-30
-29
-29
-30
-31
-33
-33
-30
-29
-28
 chill °C
-51
-48
-43
-55
-56
-56
-52
-53
-49
-45
-44
-41
-44
-48
-46
-46
-47
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-35-34-34-34-32-31-31-30-29-29-29-31-33-32-30-29-28-32-31-30-30-30-29-27-27-26-26-26-26-28-29-29-27-26-23-26-25-24-22-23-23-23-22-22-22-22-23-25-25-25-24-20-16-26-25-24-20-17-17-16-17-22-23-24-25-25-25-24-23-19-12
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:30
11:59
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
1:37
2:08

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed night, min -35°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon night, gales from the S by Tue night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat night, min -33°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, severe gales from the S by Sat 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.
1 hour ago
-30° C
light snow
Light snow.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
0.7 km
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-31° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
40 km
Mid: few
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-16° C
-
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
ASCATB178E65S
1575 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATB177E65S
1594 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB180E65S
1597 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATB179E65S
1602 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1609 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WNW
(56 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATB181E65S
1621 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 295).
- 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.