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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu night, min -35°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Tue night, min -37°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1700
300
450
1150
600
450
450
300
km/h
30
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
10
W
10
S
20
SSE
25
S
40
S
25
S
5
SSW
15
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-28
-29
-30
-31
-33
-33
-33
-35
-35
-35
-37
-36
-33
-31
-30
-29
min °C
-29
-30
-30
-32
-33
-34
-34
-35
-35
-36
-37
-37
-35
-32
-31
-30
 chill °C
-47
-42
-43
-44
-46
-45
-46
-49
-51
-55
-54
-37
-47
-47
-45
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-30-30-32-33-34-34-35-35-36-37-37-34-32-31-30-26-27-27-29-29-30-30-32-32-33-34-34-33-31-31-29-24-24-24-24-24-24-26-27-28-28-29-29-31-33-33-31-24-25-24-24-24-26-27-27-26-24-26-28-31-32-33-34
Sunrise
12:30
11:59
11:37
11:19
11:04
Sunset
1:37
2:08
2:29
2:45
3:00

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu night, min -35°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Tue night, min -37°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Mon afternoon).

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
-26° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm.(Wind varies from 006 to 008 degs)
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
9.0 km
ASCATC160E64S
1648 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATC166E64S
1651 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NW
(38 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATB164E64S
1654 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNW
(40 kph at 343).
- km
ASCATB161E64S
1656 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 343).
- km
ASCATB163E64S
1658 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNW
(41 kph at 342).
- km
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
56 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB162E64S
1661 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNW
(41 kph at 341).
- km
ASCATB160E64S
1662 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNW
(38 kph at 346).
- 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.