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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu afternoon, min -34°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Fri afternoon, min -34°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
350
350
550
1200
1500
1550
1350
2000
km/h
85
SSW
90
S
65
S
50
S
25
SW
35
SSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
SW
15
S
30
SSW
35
S
25
S
10
S
10
NNW
25
N
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
4
 mm
max °C
-34
-32
-31
-31
-28
-28
-27
-28
-31
-31
-32
-32
-33
-33
-33
-32
-31
min °C
-34
-33
-31
-31
-29
-29
-28
-31
-31
-32
-33
-33
-34
-33
-33
-32
-32
 chill °C
-59
-58
-52
-51
-45
-46
-42
-44
-40
-45
-48
-50
-52
-49
-43
-42
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-33-31-31-29-29-28-30-31-32-33-33-34-33-33-32-32-30-29-27-27-26-25-25-27-28-28-29-30-31-30-29-29-29-22-23-22-22-22-22-23-24-24-24-24-26-26-25-25-25-27-16-17-18-20-23-23-24-25-25-25-24-22-23-24-26-27-27
Sunrise
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 afternoon, min -34°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Fri afternoon, min -34°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, calm 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
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
30 km
Mid: few
hy2c192E63S
1954 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NW
(38 kph at 320).
- km
hy2c193E63S
1976 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 300).
- km
hy2c194E63S
1987 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 290).
- km
hy2c195E63S
2014 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATB193E63S
2016 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WNW
(34 kph at 299).
- km
hy2c192E62S
2017 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATB194E63S
2021 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WNW
(34 kph at 293).
- km
hy2c191E62S
2026 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNW
(45 kph at 328).
- km
hy2c193E62S
2026 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 300).
- 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.