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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Tue morning, min -37°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Thu night, min -36°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu night, gales from the S by Fri night).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
350
400
400
450
4850
350
50
100
550
km/h
40
SSE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
25
N
25
NNE
25
E
25
SE
30
SSE
20
SE
50
SSE
65
S
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Snowflake cm
1
2
2
 mm
max °C
-36
-36
-36
-34
-32
-32
-32
-33
-32
-32
-32
-31
-30
-30
-33
-35
min °C
-37
-36
-36
-36
-33
-32
-33
-33
-33
-33
-33
-32
-32
-30
-34
-36
 chill °C
-52
-46
-50
-49
-45
-43
-43
-44
-49
-47
-48
-47
-48
-43
-57
-59
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-36-36-35-33-32-33-33-33-33-33-32-31-30-34-36-33-34-34-34-32-31-31-31-31-31-31-29-27-26-30-32-29-31-32-33-33-32-32-31-31-31-28-24-22-21-26-27-24-28-30-31-32-32-32-33-33-31-23-21-19-21-21-21
Sunrise
11:19
11:04
10:51
10:38
10:26
Sunset
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 morning, min -37°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Thu night, min -36°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu night, gales from the S by Fri 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
-25°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
2.1 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-25°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(37 kph at 160).
ASCATC160E64S
1622 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 249).
- km
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC155E64S
1688 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATC154E64S
1699 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SSE
(18 kph at 161).
- km
ASCATC153E64S
1706 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the SSE
(14 kph at 165).
- km
ASCATC159E63S
1763 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATC158E63S
1781 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATC157E63S
1793 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 282).
- 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.