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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 25 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Fri morning, min -38°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the S by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Tue night, min -38°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
10
S
20
SSE
60
S
60
S
65
SSE
75
S
90
SSW
75
S
75
S
85
S
65
SSW
65
S
55
SSE
45
S
35
SSE
10
S
15
NW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
2
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-34
-34
-33
-33
-33
-34
-37
-36
-38
-38
-36
-35
-35
-34
-33
-32
-31
min °C
-34
-34
-34
-33
-34
-36
-38
-37
-38
-38
-37
-36
-35
-35
-34
-32
-33
 chill °C
-43
-46
-56
-55
-56
-62
-64
-62
-64
-64
-60
-59
-57
-56
-52
-42
-45
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1350
350
1150
450
350
300
400
450
350
400
450
300
1500
3850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-34-33-34-35-38-37-38-38-37-36-35-35-34-32-32-30-30-29-29-29-31-33-33-34-34-33-32-30-30-29-28-29-24-23-23-23-22-24-27-26-26-25-25-24-23-24-23-22-25-24-20-17-17-16-18-21-20-20-18-19-20-19-21-20-20-24
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: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Fri morning, min -38°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the S by Sun morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Tue night, min -38°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W 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
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
1297 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
High: overcast
ASCATB242E67S
2672 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the W
(60 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB245E67S
2680 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WSW
(59 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATB246E67S
2688 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATB241E66S
2743 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
65
Gales from the WSW
(65 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATB247E67S
2770 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB242E66S
2772 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATB243E66S
2779 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the WSW
(62 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATB248E67S
2802 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 251).
- 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.