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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat afternoon, min -32°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Thu night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Tue morning, min -28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
60
S
50
SSW
45
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
5
SE
5
NE
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
SSE
10
S
15
S
20
S
15
S
5
W
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-30
-31
-30
-29
-28
-27
-27
-27
-27
-27
-28
-28
-26
-25
-25
-25
-25
-26
-26
min°C
-32
-31
-31
-30
-29
-28
-27
-27
-28
-28
-28
-28
-27
-25
-25
-25
-26
-26
-26
chill°C 
-53
-51
-50
-47
-43
-41
-37
-32
-28
-35
-39
-39
-37
-25
-32
-34
-38
-37
-33
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1350
1650
1200
1300
1400
150
100
2000
1550
150
500
1850
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-31-31-30-29-28-27-27-28-28-28-28-27-25-25-25-26-26-26-28-27-27-26-26-25-25-25-26-27-27-27-27-25-25-25-24-24-24-22-21-22-22-22-23-22-23-24-25-25-27-27-26-25-24-23-22-22-17-17-17-19-20-22-22-21-22-23-24-26-26-25-24-24-23-22-23
Sunrise
10:15
10:04
9:55
9:45
9:34
9:26
Sunset
3:48
3:57
4:07
4:16
4:25
4:35

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat afternoon, min -32°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Thu night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Tue morning, min -28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Cape Ross
191 km NW
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-16° C
-
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 170).
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
411 km N
93m alt.
1 hour ago
-20° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
606 km NNE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-25° C
-
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 230).
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 210).
1.6 km
High: few
ASCATB178E63S
1746 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the ENE
(47 kph at 78).
- km
ASCATB167E63S
1769 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SE
(51 kph at 140).
- km
ASCATB166E63S
1770 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SSE
(49 kph at 148).
- km
ASCATB168E63S
1772 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SE
(51 kph at 140).
- km
ASCATB169E63S
1774 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SE
(52 kph at 139).
- 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.