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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu afternoon, min -34°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Tue night, min -35°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
450
1350
650
400
350
200
200
km/h
45
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WNW
10
SSW
20
SSE
25
S
30
S
35
SSW
20
SSW
15
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-28
-28
-28
-29
-30
-33
-33
-32
-33
-34
-35
-35
-35
-33
-31
-30
-29
min °C
-28
-29
-30
-29
-32
-33
-33
-33
-34
-35
-35
-35
-35
-35
-32
-31
-29
 chill °C
-46
-46
-39
-42
-45
-46
-46
-46
-50
-51
-52
-53
-50
-48
-47
-45
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-29-29-29-31-33-33-33-34-35-35-35-35-34-32-31-29-26-26-27-27-28-29-29-29-31-31-32-33-33-33-31-30-29-23-23-24-24-24-24-25-26-27-28-28-29-30-31-32-31-30-23-24-25-24-24-24-26-28-27-27-24-26-28-30-33-33-32
Sunrise
12:30
11:59
11:37
11:19
11:04
Sunset
12:00
1:37
2:08
2:29
2:45
3:00

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu afternoon, min -34°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Tue night, min -35°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Wed 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.

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
-24° C
clear
Haze -.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-13° C
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: scattered
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-14° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: overcast
1533 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: clear
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 20).
45 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB232E66S
2534 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the N
(16 kph at 355).
- km
ASCATB233E66S
2542 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the NNW
(14 kph at 349).
- km
ASCATB241E68S
2546 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 304).
- 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.