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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed night, min -37°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri night, min -32°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Fri morning, severe gales from the S by Fri night).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
AM
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
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
Cloud base (m)
350
450
400
200
200
4300
2000
350
350
100
1850
1900
400
500
350
km/h
0
NNE
15
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
20
NNW
50
N
25
NE
50
SSE
70
SSE
75
S
25
S
25
ESE
80
SSE
75
S
75
S
55
SSW
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Snowflake cm
2
7
1
3
4
5
4
 mm
max °C
-37
-37
-36
-34
-33
-34
-34
-33
-31
-30
-27
-27
-31
-28
-26
-26
-26
-26
min °C
-37
-37
-37
-35
-33
-34
-34
-33
-32
-31
-28
-31
-32
-29
-27
-26
-26
-27
 chill °C
-37
-50
-49
-48
-46
-45
-49
-53
-51
-50
-48
-48
-47
-43
-46
-46
-46
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-37-37-35-33-34-34-33-32-31-28-29-32-29-27-26-26-27-35-35-35-33-32-33-33-32-32-29-25-26-29-27-24-22-22-22-32-33-33-33-33-33-34-33-33-28-23-21-25-25-19-16-16-15-28-30-31-32-32-34-35-35-32-23-17-15-19-21-14-10-9-10
Sunrise
11:19
11:04
10:51
10:38
10:26
10:15
Sunset
2:45
3:00
3:14
3:26
3:37
3:48

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed night, min -37°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri night, min -32°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Fri morning, severe 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
-30°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
2674 km N
475m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 250).
lightning
2726 km N
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
2883 km N
16m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
-
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 280).
ASCATC103E61S
2898 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 351).
- km
ASCATC102E61S
2903 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 349).
- km
ASCATC104E60S
2914 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATC101E61S
2917 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATB101E61S
2940 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the N
(45 kph at 355).
- 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.