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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri night, min -35°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed night, severe gales from the SSE by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun morning, min -28°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Mon night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
4750
3500
3400
2100
1500
500
350
400
1800
1250
1450
1250
550
500
500
250
600
km/h
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
E
15
ESE
40
SSE
80
SSE
75
S
60
S
40
S
50
S
40
SSE
55
SSE
80
SSE
80
S
65
S
45
S
40
SSE
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Snowflake cm
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
 mm
max °C
-34
-33
-31
-31
-31
-30
-30
-31
-28
-28
-27
-24
-23
-23
-23
-24
-25
-25
min °C
-35
-33
-32
-31
-31
-30
-30
-31
-31
-28
-28
-26
-24
-23
-24
-26
-25
-25
 chill °C
-51
-49
-47
-41
-43
-45
-52
-54
-52
-45
-46
-43
-42
-43
-44
-45
-41
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-33-32-31-31-30-30-31-30-28-28-25-24-23-24-25-25-25-35-33-32-31-30-28-27-27-26-24-24-23-22-21-21-22-22-22-35-34-32-31-30-27-24-22-21-20-19-20-19-17-16-16-18-18-35-35-32-28-26-21-17-15-14-13-13-14-13-11-10-11-12-12
Sunrise
8:33
8:25
8:17
8:08
8:00
7:52
Sunset
5:23
5:30
5:38
5:45
5:53
6:00

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri night, min -35°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed night, severe gales from the SSE by Fri morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun morning, min -28°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Mon 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
-35°C
clear
Clear
35
Fresh winds from the E.(Wind varies from 050 to 120 degs)
(35 kph at 80).
6.0 km
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-21°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(35 kph at 130).
40 km
Mid: clear
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 140).
0.8 km
Mid: sky obscured
2674 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
No report.
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 270).
Davis
2683 km SW
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBelgranoII
2809 km S
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-23°C
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
2883 km N
16m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 290).
ASCATB259E67S
3055 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 359).
- km
Mawson
3104 km SSW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-22°C
State of sky unchanged.
33
Fresh winds from the SSE
(33 kph at 160).
40 km
Mid: scattered
EnderbyIslandAws
3108 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 300).

* 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.