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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Tue night, min -37°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri afternoon, min -33°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed night, extremely windy from the S by Fri night).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1600
350
550
600
500
4750
450
300
1500
4050
350
km/h
25
S
40
SSE
10
NNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
25
N
15
ENE
35
SSE
55
S
65
S
40
SE
55
SSE
100
S
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Snowflake cm
1
7
8
 mm
max °C
-35
-36
-35
-36
-34
-32
-32
-31
-33
-32
-31
-29
-28
-28
-29
-26
-26
min °C
-35
-37
-35
-36
-36
-33
-32
-32
-33
-33
-32
-30
-28
-29
-30
-28
-27
 chill °C
-51
-55
-44
-50
-50
-45
-44
-43
-43
-49
-48
-47
-47
-50
-47
-47
-49
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-37-35-36-35-33-32-32-33-33-32-30-28-29-30-27-27-32-33-33-34-34-32-31-31-31-31-30-27-25-25-26-23-22-29-29-31-32-33-33-32-32-31-31-29-24-20-19-23-19-15-26-24-28-31-32-32-32-33-33-33-28-19-15-14-18-14-9
Sunrise
11:19
11:04
10:51
10:38
10:26
Sunset
2:29
2:45
3:00
3:14
3:26
3:37

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Tue night, min -37°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri afternoon, min -33°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed night, extremely windy from the S by Fri 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
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-26°C
-
Wind obs. (37 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 100).
50 km
Mid: scattered
1533 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-14°C
State of sky unchanged.
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 180).
50 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB226E65S
2494 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB227E65S
2502 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATC227E65S
2520 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB228E65S
2533 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC232E66S
2539 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 311).
- 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.