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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Fri 04 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri afternoon, min -40°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Wed night, min -42°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
4350
2150
1450
150
150
150
550
700
200
250
200
km/h
40
WSW
30
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
ESE
10
NNW
20
N
15
NW
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
25
NW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-28
-28
-31
-32
-34
-34
-35
-36
-39
-38
-38
-40
-41
-35
-31
-28
-27
min °C
-28
-30
-31
-33
-34
-34
-36
-39
-40
-40
-40
-41
-42
-41
-33
-29
-28
 chill °C
-45
-42
-44
-42
-43
-41
-46
-53
-57
-55
-58
-55
-58
-59
-49
-42
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-29-31-33-34-34-36-38-40-39-39-41-42-38-32-29-28-27-28-30-32-34-35-36-37-38-37-37-39-39-36-30-27-28-27-28-31-32-34-36-36-35-35-35-34-36-36-33-29-26-29-29-29-29-31-35-36-35-33-32-34-35-34-33-34-33-31-31
Sunrise
9:07
8:59
8:51
8:41
8:33
Sunset
4:43
4:52
5:00
5:07
5:15
5:23

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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 Fri afternoon, min -40°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Wed night, min -42°C on Tue afternoon). 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-30°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
1297 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 180).
1.2 km
High: scattered
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
Clouds dissolving.
52
Near gales from the SSE
(52 kph at 150).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1533 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Mid: scattered
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
53 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
Precipitation within sight but not hitting ground.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 30).
45 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB206E61S
2455 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SSW
(42 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATB207E61S
2479 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 184).
- km
ASCATC235E67S
2511 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 314).
- 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.