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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 21 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed night, min -31°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat night, min -35°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
600
350
5100
3500
300
5150
3750
km/h
70
S
50
SSW
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-27
-26
-24
-24
-23
-22
-23
-25
-28
-31
-33
-35
-30
-27
-25
-26
-28
-25
min °C
-27
-27
-25
-24
-24
-23
-24
-26
-31
-33
-34
-35
-33
-28
-26
-28
-29
-29
 chill °C
-47
-45
-37
-32
-34
-32
-34
-39
-44
-48
-50
-51
-50
-45
-41
-39
-41
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-27-25-24-24-23-24-26-30-32-34-35-32-28-26-27-29-27-23-23-22-21-21-20-22-24-28-31-32-32-30-26-24-27-29-29-16-19-20-18-17-18-21-24-28-29-31-29-28-26-24-28-31-31-10-15-21-20-20-21-21-23-28-29-30-29-29-28-27-29-30-31
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 -22°C on Wed night, min -31°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat night, min -35°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun 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.
1 hour ago
-12° C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC175E75S
454 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATC174E75S
458 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC177E75S
462 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 273).
- km
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
ASCATB189E65S
1673 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
68
Gales from the SW
(68 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATB186E65S
1677 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SW
(58 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATB190E65S
1685 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
69
Gales from the SW
(69 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB187E65S
1685 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATB192E65S
1689 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the SW
(66 kph at 226).
- 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.