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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat afternoon, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the S by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Wed night, min -34°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue morning, gales from the S by Tue night).

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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
50
3500
4400
4950
4750
4700
1650
500
500
550
km/h
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
15
S
30
S
20
SE
20
N
10
ESE
40
SSW
65
S
70
S
65
S
10
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-24
-23
-25
-29
-31
-33
-33
-32
-32
-33
-33
-31
-30
-29
-27
-27
-27
-29
min °C
-24
-25
-27
-30
-32
-34
-34
-33
-32
-33
-34
-33
-31
-30
-28
-27
-28
-30
 chill °C
-34
-34
-36
-36
-39
-47
-51
-47
-42
-42
-54
-54
-53
-51
-43
-40
-42
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-24-26-30-32-34-34-33-32-33-34-32-31-30-28-27-28-30-23-24-25-28-31-32-30-29-29-29-30-29-27-26-25-25-26-27-23-24-25-27-30-30-26-23-25-25-23-23-23-21-23-24-24-25-25-26-28-29-30-29-23-23-26-24-20-17-16-16-23-24-24-26
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 -23°C on Sat afternoon, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the S by Sun night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Wed night, min -34°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue morning, gales from the S by Tue 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
-30° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 80).
6.0 km
Low: broken
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-14° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 170).
26 km
Mid: scattered
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-67° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
ASCATC132E64S
1940 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 91).
- km
ASCATC131E64S
1953 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 68).
- km
ASCATC130E64S
1955 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the ENE
(37 kph at 77).
- km
ASCATC129E64S
2004 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the ENE
(38 kph at 65).
- km
ASCATC132E63S
2005 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 46).
- km
ASCATC127E64S
2016 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the ENE
(41 kph at 63).
- km
ASCATC131E63S
2017 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 56).
- 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.