– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E
Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, AntarcticaIssued: 11 pm Wed 26 Aug Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 11 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Update imminent hr min s
Issued: 11 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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4 Mount Discovery Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu afternoon, min -36°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Wed night, stormy winds from the SSE by Fri night). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue morning, min -31°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the ENE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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cloudy | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | cloudy | light snow | light snow | cloudy | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | |
Cloud base (m) | 2050 | 400 | 350 | 250 | 100 | 150 | 350 | 350 | 150 | 150 | 1950 | 2150 | 1700 | |||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -34 | -31 | -29 | -30 | -31 | -31 | -33 | -31 | -31 | -30 | -28 | -28 | -25 | -22 | -21 | -20 |
min °C | -36 | -32 | -31 | -31 | -31 | -34 | -35 | -32 | -31 | -31 | -28 | -29 | -28 | -23 | -21 | -20 |
chill °C | -52 | -52 | -53 | -52 | -48 | -57 | -61 | -54 | -50 | -48 | -43 | -45 | -41 | -30 | -28 | -31 |
Freezing level m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | — | 10:38 | — | — | 10:26 | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | 10:04 | — | — | 9:55 | — | — |
 | — | — | 3:26 | — | — | 3:37 | — | — | 3:48 | — | — | 3:57 | — | — | 4:07 | — |
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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu afternoon, min -36°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Wed night, stormy winds from the SSE by Fri night).
Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):
A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue morning, min -31°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the ENE by Mon morning).
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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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Williams Field |  | ||||
Dumont Durville |  | ||||
DomeA | |||||
ASCATB166E63S | |||||
ASCATB167E63S | |||||
ASCATB187E64S | |||||
ASCATB188E64S | |||||
ASCATB169E62S | |||||
ASCATB166E62S | |||||
ASCATB163E62S |
* 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.