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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu morning, min -34°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Fri morning, min -34°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
350
350
1150
1300
1550
1450
1600
1500
1600
km/h
45
SSW
85
SSW
85
S
60
S
50
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
5
W
15
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
S
5
S
10
NE
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Snowflake cm
2
4
 mm
max °C
-34
-33
-32
-31
-31
-28
-26
-26
-27
-30
-30
-31
-33
-34
-34
-34
-33
-33
min °C
-34
-34
-33
-31
-31
-30
-28
-27
-29
-30
-31
-33
-33
-34
-34
-34
-33
-34
 chill °C
-53
-58
-57
-52
-51
-47
-44
-42
-39
-42
-39
-43
-46
-50
-48
-43
-33
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-33-31-31-29-27-27-28-30-31-32-33-34-34-34-33-34-30-30-29-27-27-26-25-24-26-27-28-29-30-31-31-30-30-31-23-22-23-22-22-22-21-21-23-24-24-25-26-27-27-26-25-28-19-16-17-18-20-23-22-23-24-25-26-26-23-23-26-26-26-28
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:30
11:59
11:37
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
1:37
2:08
2:29

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu morning, min -34°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Fri morning, min -34°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-17° C
Clouds developing.
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 220).
50 km
Mid: scattered
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-66° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
63
Gales from the E
(63 kph at 90).
0.3 km
Mid: sky obscured
ASCATC123E63S
2270 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the N
(49 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATC123E62S
2281 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the N
(45 kph at 10).
- km
ASCATC122E62S
2292 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNE
(42 kph at 13).
- km
ASCATC120E63S
2329 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNE
(48 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATB120E63S
2339 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNE
(46 kph at 14).
- 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.