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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 05 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue night, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, severe gales from the SSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun night, min -30°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the S by Sun night).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
km/h
45
S
40
S
15
S
5
SSW
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
ESE
25
SSE
75
SSW
40
S
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
30
SSE
45
S
40
S
40
S
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1
4
1
1
max °C
-28
-27
-26
-26
-27
-27
-27
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-29
-28
-28
-27
min °C
-28
-28
-27
-27
-27
-28
-27
-28
-29
-29
-28
-29
-28
-29
-30
-28
-28
-28
-46
-45
-40
-27
-27
-36
-38
-42
-50
-46
-43
-44
-41
-43
-45
-45
-45
-44
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1500
650
500
2000
1700
300
400
450
350
250
1150
1300
500
600
1550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-27-27-27-28-27-28-29-29-28-29-28-29-30-28-28-28-25-25-24-23-23-24-24-24-25-25-24-25-25-24-25-24-24-24-21-21-19-18-19-20-19-18-19-19-19-20-20-19-19-19-20-19-16-17-18-19-20-20-19-16-15-16-16-16-16-16-16-13-16-13
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 -26°C on Tue night, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, severe gales from the SSW by Thu night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun night, min -30°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the S by Sun 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
-20° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (48 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
2.6 km
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-18° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 330).
40 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB173E67S
1268 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATB172E67S
1279 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB170E67S
1295 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATB171E67S
1304 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATB169E67S
1308 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATB174E67S
1336 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB169E66S
1339 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 303).
- km
ASCATB170E66S
1347 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 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.