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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 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 -27°C on Thu morning, min -34°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun night, min -35°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the S by Sun night).

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
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
350
350
1100
500
1950
1800
1550
km/h
45
SSW
85
S
85
S
65
S
60
S
30
SW
45
SSW
45
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
S
15
SSE
35
SSW
35
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
45
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
4
2
 mm
max °C
-34
-33
-32
-31
-30
-28
-27
-27
-29
-30
-31
-31
-33
-32
-31
-30
-29
-28
min °C
-34
-34
-33
-32
-31
-29
-29
-28
-30
-31
-31
-33
-33
-33
-32
-30
-29
-35
 chill °C
-54
-58
-57
-54
-52
-46
-47
-44
-44
-44
-42
-48
-50
-50
-44
-41
-39
-60
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-33-32-31-29-28-28-30-31-31-32-33-33-32-30-29-32-30-30-29-28-27-26-25-25-27-28-28-29-30-30-28-26-25-28-23-22-23-23-21-22-22-21-23-24-24-25-26-26-24-21-19-22-18-16-17-17-18-22-23-22-24-25-25-24-22-22-23-22-20-17
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 -27°C on Thu morning, min -34°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Wed night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun night, min -35°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the S by Sun 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
61 km NE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-43° C
clear
Fog patches -.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-30° C
light snow
Light snow.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
4.3 km
Mid: scattered
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
57 minutes ago
-31° C
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: clear
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
57 minutes ago
-19° C
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
57 minutes ago
-8° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 40).
Mid: overcast
ASCATB242E68S
2485 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB241E68S
2492 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATC116E62S
2518 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATB240E67S
2531 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATB241E67S
2536 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 271).
- 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.