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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Fri morning, min -36°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat night, strong winds from the S by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed night, min -36°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1400
1650
2050
1400
300
400
600
1350
500
350
400
300
300
5150
km/h
30
SW
20
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
10
SW
10
S
15
SE
25
S
40
S
30
S
10
SSW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
20
N
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-30
-30
-32
-33
-33
-32
-34
-35
-36
-36
-36
-32
-32
-32
-33
-33
-32
-29
min °C
-31
-31
-33
-33
-33
-33
-35
-35
-36
-36
-36
-35
-32
-33
-34
-34
-33
-32
 chill °C
-42
-44
-49
-48
-44
-43
-49
-51
-56
-53
-46
-44
-44
-44
-48
-50
-51
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-31-33-33-33-33-35-35-36-36-36-34-32-33-34-34-33-31-28-28-29-30-30-29-32-32-33-33-34-33-31-32-33-33-33-31-24-24-24-25-24-25-27-28-28-29-31-32-33-33-35-36-36-33-24-24-23-23-24-25-26-25-23-25-29-32-33-33-35-36-36-31
Sunrise
12:30
11:59
11:37
11:19
11:04
10:51
Sunset
1:37
2:08
2:29
2:45
3:00
3:14

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Fri morning, min -36°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat night, strong winds from the S by Sun night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed night, min -36°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-36° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 100).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 80).
Mid: overcast
ASCATC113E63S
2432 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATC112E63S
2467 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATC113E62S
2502 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATC112E62S
2549 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SSW
(58 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATC111E62S
2572 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 237).
- 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.