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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 14 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri morning, min -34°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Wed afternoon, min -35°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, gales from the S by Tue night).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
50
3800
3700
3950
4650
1750
350
400
3750
5200
km/h
5
SW
5
ESE
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
30
SSW
15
S
15
NNE
10
E
55
SSW
70
S
75
S
50
S
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
4
1
 mm
max °C
-22
-23
-24
-24
-24
-25
-29
-31
-32
-34
-32
-32
-32
-34
-30
-29
-27
-28
min °C
-22
-23
-25
-25
-25
-28
-30
-32
-34
-34
-33
-33
-33
-35
-33
-30
-28
-30
 chill °C
-28
-29
-35
-32
-25
-38
-40
-44
-48
-51
-45
-46
-50
-57
-56
-52
-46
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-23-25-25-25-27-30-32-33-34-33-33-33-35-32-30-28-29-22-23-25-24-24-26-29-30-31-31-30-30-29-31-27-25-24-26-22-23-25-25-25-26-27-29-29-26-25-26-25-23-21-19-20-23-23-22-24-26-27-29-29-29-29-26-25-27-24-19-15-14-21-24
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 -22°C on Fri morning, min -34°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Wed afternoon, min -35°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, gales from the S by Tue night).

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
-27° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 290).
28 km
Mid: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 260).
0.6 km
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
57
Near gales from the SE
(57 kph at 130).
26 km
Mid: overcast
1533 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
0.6 km
Mid: clear
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC149E64S
1666 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 74).
- km
ASCATC150E64S
1669 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 88).
- km
ASCATC152E64S
1670 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the ENE
(14 kph at 67).
- km
ASCATC151E64S
1673 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the ENE
(14 kph at 63).
- 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.