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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat morning, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu afternoon, min -35°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, stormy winds from the S by Wed morning).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
3500
3750
4500
5100
5150
1250
400
400
km/h
20
S
15
S
15
SW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
S
30
S
15
SSE
5
NNE
5
N
20
SSE
55
SSW
85
S
80
S
25
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
W
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Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
max °C
-24
-24
-25
-29
-31
-33
-34
-33
-32
-32
-33
-32
-32
-30
-28
-27
-26
-26
min °C
-24
-24
-27
-30
-32
-34
-34
-34
-33
-33
-34
-35
-33
-31
-28
-28
-27
-31
 chill °C
-36
-33
-37
-38
-42
-47
-51
-46
-41
-41
-52
-56
-58
-54
-47
-39
-39
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-24-26-30-32-34-34-34-33-33-34-34-33-31-28-28-27-29-23-24-25-28-31-32-31-30-30-30-30-29-28-27-26-25-25-27-23-24-25-28-31-29-26-24-26-27-25-23-22-22-23-23-24-25-25-26-28-29-30-30-24-23-26-27-24-18-16-16-22-24-25-26
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat morning, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu afternoon, min -35°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, stormy winds from the S by Wed morning).

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
-25° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-22° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 260).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-16° C
-
54
Near gales from the S
(54 kph at 170).
ASCATB178E64S
1635 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
68
Gales from the NW
(68 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1641 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NW
(60 kph at 313).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
1651 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the NW
(62 kph at 313).
- km
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-67° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
ASCATB174E64S
1675 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATB175E64S
1686 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATB171E63S
1692 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WNW
(38 kph at 304).
- 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.