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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Mon 25 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed night, min -34°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, moderate winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun morning, min -33°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
km/h
40
S
30
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
45
S
40
SSW
40
S
30
SSE
30
SSW
55
SW
75
S
45
SSW
45
SSW
55
SSW
40
SSW
15
SSE
25
SSE
35
S
80
SSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
max °C
-32
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-29
-29
-29
-29
-30
-31
-31
-33
-31
-26
-25
-25
-25
min °C
-34
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-29
-29
-30
-30
-31
-32
-33
-32
-30
-25
-25
-26
-53
-47
-48
-47
-49
-49
-48
-44
-44
-47
-52
-50
-51
-54
-50
-44
-38
-40
-47
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1150
400
300
150
100
100
100
450
1350
200
300
400
400
450
1450
1150
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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: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed night, min -34°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, moderate winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun morning, min -33°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the SSE 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.
2 hours ago
-22° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: few
ASCATC170E66S
1444 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 197).
- km
ASCATC172E66S
1445 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SSW
(55 kph at 200).
- km
ASCATB172E66S
1451 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SSW
(56 kph at 203).
- km
ASCATB173E66S
1455 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the S
(66 kph at 171).
- km
ASCATC173E66S
1457 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SSW
(60 kph at 192).
- km
ASCATB173E65S
1481 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSW
(53 kph at 192).
- km
ASCATC173E65S
1518 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSW
(53 kph at 197).
- km
ASCATB172E65S
1530 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSW
(53 kph at 194).
- 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.