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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sun 06 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Tue night, min -43°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Fri morning, min -36°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
350
150
250
600
4750
2150
2000
1450
1300
1150
km/h
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
15
SSE
50
S
50
S
35
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-38
-40
-40
-41
-42
-40
-36
-36
-36
-35
-33
-32
-31
-30
-30
-30
min °C
-39
-40
-41
-42
-43
-41
-38
-36
-36
-36
-34
-32
-32
-31
-30
-30
 chill °C
-56
-55
-55
-55
-57
-57
-52
-48
-50
-49
-47
-42
-44
-50
-49
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-40-41-42-43-41-37-36-36-36-34-32-32-31-30-30-38-38-40-41-41-38-35-34-35-35-33-31-28-27-26-26-37-37-38-40-37-35-33-33-33-33-32-29-25-21-20-19-34-35-36-38-35-34-35-33-33-31-27-25-20-15-13-14
Sunrise
8:51
8:41
8:33
8:25
8:17
Sunset
5:07
5:15
5:23
5:30
5:38

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Tue night, min -43°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Fri morning, min -36°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the S by Fri 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
-33°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
2.2 km
Mid: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
52 minutes ago
-29°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).
30 km
Mid: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
52 minutes ago
-18°C
-
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 130).
1533 km S
2835m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB177E65S
1594 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATC177E65S
1598 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATC178E65S
1606 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATC180E65S
1616 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 193).
- km
ASCATC179E65S
1616 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSW
(45 kph at 210).
- 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.