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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu afternoon, min -33°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu night, stormy winds from the SSE by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue afternoon, min -29°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
250
300
300
100
1300
300
400
50
150
4600
1800
650
1850
1450
1450
1550
km/h
65
SSE
75
S
70
S
35
S
55
SE
95
SSE
70
S
55
SSW
50
SW
35
SW
5
NNW
20
E
35
E
10
NE
5
N
15
NNW
20
NW
10
NW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
5
1
7
5
5
5
 mm
max °C
-30
-29
-30
-30
-31
-30
-29
-30
-30
-27
-24
-23
-24
-21
-19
-18
-17
-17
min °C
-32
-30
-30
-31
-33
-33
-30
-30
-32
-29
-25
-24
-24
-22
-19
-18
-17
-18
 chill °C
-54
-52
-51
-48
-57
-58
-50
-50
-54
-46
-30
-36
-38
-29
-23
-27
-27
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:38
10:26
10:15
10:04
9:55
9:45
Sunset
3:26
3:37
3:48
3:57
4:07
4:16

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu afternoon, min -33°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu night, stormy winds from the SSE by Fri night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue afternoon, min -29°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (57 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
1.7 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
49 minutes ago
-22°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC183E65S
1625 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATB181E64S
1646 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB183E65S
1651 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATB180E64S
1651 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATC181E64S
1658 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATC183E64S
1658 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 237).
- km
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
49 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
ASCATB183E64S
1668 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 235).
- 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.