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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Fri 14 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri afternoon, min -35°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Wed night, min -35°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, severe gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
Cloud base (m)
4000
3550
4000
4450
5000
4950
4150
300
350
1300
2400
km/h
5
SE
20
SSW
15
S
5
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
S
35
SSW
20
S
10
N
10
NNE
25
SSE
80
SSW
60
S
50
S
25
SSW
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-23
-24
-24
-24
-25
-29
-31
-33
-35
-33
-33
-34
-33
-34
-31
-29
-27
min °C
-23
-25
-25
-24
-28
-30
-32
-35
-35
-34
-34
-34
-34
-35
-32
-30
-29
 chill °C
-28
-37
-35
-30
-38
-40
-40
-50
-53
-48
-47
-45
-54
-58
-53
-49
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-25-25-24-27-30-32-34-35-34-34-34-34-35-32-30-28-22-24-24-24-25-29-31-32-32-30-31-31-30-31-28-26-25-22-24-24-25-26-28-30-30-27-25-27-28-25-23-23-21-20-22-24-26-27-29-29-30-30-27-26-28-27-23-18-16-16-21
Sunrise
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 -23°C on Fri afternoon, min -35°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Wed night, min -35°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, severe gales from the SSW by Tue 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
-30° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-22° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 240).
0.6 km
High: few
1533 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
0.6 km
Mid: few
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
47 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-16° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB235E69S
2284 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the NNW
(67 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATC240E70S
2287 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the N
(60 kph at 351).
- km
ASCATC239E70S
2303 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the N
(57 kph at 350).
- km
hy2c241E70S
2314 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 252).
- 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.