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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed night, min -34°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the S by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun morning, min -32°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, severe gales from the SSW by Sat night).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4800
350
350
550
550
1900
1800
km/h
10
SSE
20
SSE
50
SSW
85
S
75
S
65
S
65
S
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
35
S
65
S
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Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
-34
-33
-34
-33
-32
-31
-30
-29
-29
-27
-29
-31
-31
-31
-30
-30
-30
min °C
-34
-34
-34
-34
-33
-31
-30
-30
-29
-28
-31
-32
-31
-32
-31
-30
-32
 chill °C
-44
-46
-54
-59
-56
-52
-51
-49
-45
-43
-43
-48
-48
-50
-47
-47
-55
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-34-34-33-31-30-30-29-28-30-32-31-32-31-30-31-31-30-30-29-29-28-27-26-26-25-27-28-28-28-27-26-27-25-24-22-23-23-23-22-22-21-22-23-24-24-24-23-20-20-26-24-20-17-16-17-17-21-23-23-24-25-24-23-23-20-16
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:30
11:59
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
1:37
2:08

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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 -29°C on Wed night, min -34°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the S by Tue afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun morning, min -32°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, severe gales from the SSW by Sat 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
-31° C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.2 km
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 100).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB188E63S
1933 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATB189E63S
1952 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NW
(42 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATB190E63S
1967 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATC191E63S
1977 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATB191E63S
1981 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATB192E63S
1992 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATC192E63S
2003 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNW
(32 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATB193E63S
2004 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 328).
- 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.