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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 19 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Tue morning, min -37°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the SSW by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun afternoon, min -36°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
10
NW
5
NW
15
SSW
35
SSE
50
S
70
SSW
70
SSW
75
SSW
55
S
60
S
45
S
55
SSE
80
S
90
S
90
SSE
85
SSE
55
SSE
40
SSE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
2
2
1
1
3
4
6
max °C
-31
-34
-35
-37
-36
-36
-36
-36
-36
-36
-32
-30
-28
-27
-23
-23
-22
-23
min °C
-32
-35
-36
-37
-37
-37
-36
-36
-36
-36
-34
-33
-29
-27
-25
-23
-23
-23
-42
-35
-53
-55
-59
-61
-60
-60
-59
-59
-54
-54
-51
-49
-46
-43
-39
-39
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1300
1650
1650
450
600
300
150
100
50
50
350
450
400
300
400
550
1900
1400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
12:00
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 Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Tue morning, min -37°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the SSW by Thu morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun afternoon, min -36°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun 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
-28° C
light snow
Light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 70).
4.2 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC171E67S
1337 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATC172E66S
1348 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SSW
(25 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATC171E66S
1353 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SSW
(27 kph at 209).
- km
ASCATB171E66S
1362 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 209).
- km
ASCATB172E66S
1396 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SSW
(32 kph at 203).
- km
ASCATB170E66S
1404 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SSW
(47 kph at 209).
- km
ASCATC170E66S
1412 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SSW
(42 kph at 213).
- km
ASCATB169E66S
1418 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATC169E66S
1427 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SW
(38 kph at 215).
- 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.