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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Tue afternoon, min -36°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu afternoon, min -33°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, gales from the S by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1600
400
650
600
550
4750
1750
300
150
200
km/h
15
SE
25
S
40
SSE
0
ENE
20
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
N
15
NNE
20
ESE
45
SSE
55
SSE
50
SSE
45
SSE
60
S
70
S
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Snowflake cm
3
10
 mm
max °C
-33
-34
-36
-35
-35
-34
-33
-32
-32
-33
-32
-30
-27
-25
-25
-30
-30
-28
min °C
-34
-35
-36
-35
-35
-35
-33
-33
-33
-33
-33
-31
-29
-25
-29
-30
-30
-29
 chill °C
-48
-51
-55
-35
-49
-50
-45
-43
-43
-39
-45
-44
-47
-43
-46
-48
-50
-50
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-35-36-35-35-35-33-33-33-33-33-31-28-25-27-30-30-29-31-32-33-33-33-33-32-32-31-31-31-28-25-22-24-26-26-24-28-28-29-31-31-33-33-32-32-30-29-26-21-16-19-22-22-17-26-25-24-27-31-32-32-32-33-31-29-23-16-12-15-18-17-13
Sunrise
11:37
11:19
11:04
10:51
10:38
10:26
Sunset
2:29
2:45
3:00
3:14
3:26
3:37

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Tue afternoon, min -36°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu afternoon, min -33°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, gales 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
-29°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-26°C
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 200).
0.0 km
High: broken
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
-
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 120).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC148E64S
1745 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the S
(54 kph at 190).
- km
ASCATC147E64S
1746 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the S
(50 kph at 190).
- km
ASCATC149E63S
1752 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the S
(60 kph at 188).
- km
ASCATC146E64S
1753 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the S
(66 kph at 191).
- km
ASCATC143E64S
1754 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 182).
- 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.