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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue night, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, near gales from the S by Tue morning).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
5500
4450
50
50
4150
7300
1800
400
km/h
10
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
10
NE
10
E
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
35
S
10
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SE
50
S
45
S
25
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-24
-22
-21
-22
-23
-24
-25
-25
-26
-29
-31
-33
-34
-34
-32
-31
-29
-28
min °C
-26
-23
-22
-22
-24
-25
-26
-25
-27
-30
-32
-34
-34
-34
-33
-32
-29
-29
 chill °C
-34
-35
-22
-30
-33
-33
-36
-34
-42
-41
-46
-47
-50
-49
-43
-52
-47
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-23-22-22-24-25-26-25-27-30-32-34-34-34-33-32-29-29-25-24-23-22-24-25-26-25-26-28-30-32-31-30-29-27-25-25-25-26-25-23-24-25-26-26-27-28-29-29-26-24-22-20-20-20-23-27-26-24-23-25-27-27-27-29-29-28-25-23-21-18-15-17
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 -21°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue night, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, near gales from the S by Tue 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
-29° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.6 km
Low: scattered
1297 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
10.0 km
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-67° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC171E63S
1726 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NNE
(57 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATC166E63S
1727 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NNE
(59 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATC141E65S
1732 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the ESE
(59 kph at 122).
- km
ASCATC167E63S
1734 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNE
(53 kph at 28).
- km
ASCATB141E65S
1737 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the ESE
(62 kph at 120).
- km
ASCATC170E63S
1739 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNE
(53 kph at 23).
- km
ASCATB167E63S
1739 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NNE
(52 kph at 27).
- 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.