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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Mon 18 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon morning, min -36°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the S by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat night, min -36°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu morning, severe gales from the S by Sat afternoon).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
km/h
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NW
0
NNW
20
S
30
SSE
40
S
40
S
45
SSW
50
S
55
S
65
S
75
SSW
80
S
60
S
80
S
70
S
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
1
1
3
5
max °C
-26
-26
-27
-32
-34
-35
-36
-34
-33
-33
-33
-33
-34
-34
-34
-30
-30
-25
min °C
-27
-26
-31
-33
-35
-36
-36
-35
-35
-33
-34
-34
-34
-36
-36
-31
-30
-28
-37
-36
-41
-40
-35
-52
-53
-54
-56
-52
-55
-56
-57
-60
-59
-52
-52
-49
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
7700
8150
4500
1400
450
500
350
1450
200
1050
250
100
350
450
400
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-26-29-33-35-36-36-35-34-33-34-34-34-35-35-31-30-27-25-25-28-31-32-33-32-31-30-29-30-30-30-31-31-28-26-23-24-25-27-29-30-29-26-25-23-23-22-23-24-24-24-23-20-18-26-26-27-29-29-27-23-21-20-20-17-19-20-19-18-16-14-11
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon morning, min -36°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the S by Wed night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat night, min -36°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu morning, severe gales from the S by Sat 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
-21° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-26° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 280).
40 km
Mid: clear
1297 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: few
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-12° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 110).
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC205E66S
1857 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the SW
(66 kph at 215).
- km
ASCATC206E66S
1858 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
67
Gales from the SSW
(67 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATB206E66S
1864 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the SSW
(66 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATB205E66S
1865 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the SSW
(64 kph at 207).
- km
ASCATB204E66S
1867 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the SSW
(64 kph at 212).
- 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.