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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 19 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Thu night, min -38°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, severe gales from the S by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun morning, min -34°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Fri night, near gales from the S by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
km/h
20
SSW
40
S
55
S
60
SSW
55
S
60
S
55
S
75
S
80
S
60
S
95
S
80
S
70
S
80
S
85
S
75
S
65
SSW
65
SSW
50
S
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
4
2
2
1
3
3
6
7
8
11
4
3
max °C
-36
-37
-38
-36
-36
-35
-34
-34
-35
-33
-32
-30
-26
-25
-26
-28
-28
-32
-34
min °C
-37
-38
-38
-38
-36
-35
-35
-35
-35
-34
-33
-32
-29
-26
-28
-29
-29
-33
-35
-55
-59
-60
-61
-58
-57
-57
-59
-59
-55
-58
-55
-50
-47
-50
-50
-49
-53
-55
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1500
450
550
300
300
200
50
50
200
450
350
250
500
300
350
100
350
450
1250
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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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Thu night, min -38°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, severe gales from the S by Fri afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun morning, min -34°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Fri night, near gales from the S by Mon 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.
2 hours ago
-24° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
-
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 110).
ASCATB140E65S
1750 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 137).
- km
ASCATC140E65S
1752 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
8
Light winds from the NW
(8 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATB140E64S
1761 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5
Calm
(5 kph at 135).
- km
ASCATC138E65S
1776 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 321).
- km
ASCATC140E64S
1785 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
8
Light winds from the WSW
(8 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB139E64S
1831 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 56).
- km
ASCATC139E64S
1866 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the W
(12 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB138E64S
1889 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 25).
- 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.