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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Mon 18 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon night, min -36°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, gales from the SSW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat night, min -36°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the SE by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
SSW
35
SSE
50
S
55
SSW
60
SSW
65
SSW
65
S
60
S
45
S
45
SSE
75
SSE
80
S
75
SSE
50
SSE
30
SE
10
SE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
3
1
2
4
2
max °C
-26
-31
-34
-36
-36
-36
-36
-36
-35
-35
-36
-33
-30
-28
-26
-21
-22
-22
-22
min °C
-30
-32
-35
-36
-36
-36
-36
-36
-35
-36
-36
-34
-32
-29
-27
-25
-22
-22
-22
-42
-43
-35
-43
-54
-57
-59
-59
-58
-59
-59
-54
-50
-50
-48
-45
-38
-36
-33
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4850
1200
1400
1800
450
600
350
150
100
50
100
300
550
550
450
600
1850
1400
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon night, min -36°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, gales from the SSW by Thu morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat night, min -36°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the SE by Sun 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.
1 hour ago
-26° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
52 minutes ago
-11° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 120).
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
ASCATB158E64S
1673 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 318).
- km
ASCATC158E64S
1674 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATC157E64S
1675 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NW
(27 kph at 321).
- km
ASCATB157E64S
1680 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 321).
- km
ASCATB156E64S
1686 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 323).
- km
ASCATC156E64S
1687 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATB155E64S
1689 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 327).
- 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.