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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon afternoon, min -30°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSE on Fri night, light winds from the NE by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue morning, min -28°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
Cloud base (m)
350
300
450
600
550
650
1700
200
400
600
200
200
200
200
200
200
km/h
90
SSE
75
S
65
S
30
SSW
15
NE
15
NNE
30
ENE
35
ENE
25
NE
25
N
35
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
15
NW
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Snowflake cm
9
5
2
4
1
2
 mm
max °C
-28
-28
-27
-27
-25
-24
-24
-23
-20
-18
-17
-17
-17
-19
-20
-21
min °C
-30
-29
-28
-27
-26
-25
-24
-23
-21
-19
-17
-17
-19
-19
-20
-24
 chill °C
-54
-50
-48
-44
-36
-36
-39
-38
-33
-30
-29
-29
-31
-32
-34
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:15
10:04
9:55
9:45
9:34
Sunset
3:48
3:57
4:07
4:16
4:25

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon afternoon, min -30°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSE on Fri night, light winds from the NE by Sun morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue morning, min -28°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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
-15°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
70
Gales from the S
(70 kph at 170).
3.3 km
Mid: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC181E65S
1635 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the N
(47 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATC176E64S
1696 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the N
(48 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATC177E64S
1700 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the N
(49 kph at 353).
- km
ASCATC178E64S
1706 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 353).
- km
ASCATC179E64S
1721 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the N
(48 kph at 356).
- km
ASCATB158E63S
1730 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NW
(29 kph at 317).
- km
ASCATC180E64S
1730 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 356).
- km
ASCATC181E64S
1739 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the N
(40 kph at 1).
- 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.