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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Mon 20 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed night, min -27°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu afternoon, min -35°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1250
1400
600
1300
400
300
9750
4650
5050
150
km/h
55
SSE
55
S
65
S
45
S
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
10
NW
5
WNW
20
W
25
W
20
W
25
W
40
W
30
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
4
2
 mm
max °C
-27
-26
-27
-26
-24
-24
-24
-22
-23
-25
-29
-32
-34
-34
-32
-29
-26
min °C
-27
-26
-27
-27
-25
-24
-24
-23
-24
-27
-32
-32
-35
-35
-33
-30
-27
 chill °C
-46
-44
-47
-44
-36
-33
-35
-34
-34
-36
-43
-46
-48
-50
-49
-48
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-26-27-27-25-24-24-23-24-26-31-32-35-35-33-30-27-23-22-22-22-22-21-21-20-22-25-29-30-32-33-31-28-26-18-16-15-18-19-18-17-19-21-25-28-29-30-31-31-28-28-12-10-10-14-19-20-20-21-22-25-28-30-31-32-32-30-29
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed night, min -27°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu afternoon, min -35°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

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.
1 hour ago
-13° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (61 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
3.8 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Mid: scattered
2674 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
ASCATB247E66S
2885 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB248E66S
2893 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB245E65S
2939 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 303).
- km
ASCATB246E65S
2967 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WNW
(29 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATB247E65S
2987 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB248E65S
3017 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATB249E65S
3037 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
- 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.