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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed night, min -37°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat night, min -31°C on Fri morning). Mainly severe gales.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
mod snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
350
450
300
200
4350
350
1350
100
1300
1600
250
300
400
km/h
5
NNE
20
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
NNW
40
N
20
NE
60
SSE
75
SSE
75
SSE
70
S
35
SSE
75
S
75
S
55
S
65
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
10
3
2
4
6
 mm
max °C
-37
-36
-36
-33
-33
-33
-33
-32
-31
-29
-28
-28
-30
-30
-30
-30
-29
-26
min °C
-37
-36
-36
-34
-33
-34
-34
-32
-32
-30
-29
-29
-31
-31
-31
-31
-29
-28
 chill °C
-37
-50
-49
-47
-46
-45
-47
-50
-51
-50
-48
-50
-51
-48
-53
-53
-48
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-36-36-34-33-34-34-32-32-30-29-29-31-31-31-31-29-27-34-34-34-33-32-32-32-31-31-28-26-25-28-29-27-26-25-22-31-32-33-33-33-32-33-32-32-27-24-19-24-26-22-20-19-15-28-30-31-32-32-33-34-34-30-22-17-13-20-21-16-14-13-10
Sunrise
11:19
11:04
10:51
10:38
10:26
10:15
Sunset
2:45
3:00
3:14
3:26
3:37
3:48

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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 Wed night, min -37°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat night, min -31°C on Fri morning). Mainly severe gales.

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.
3 hours ago
-28°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
4.9 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
74
Gales from the SE
(74 kph at 140).
<100m
Mid: clear
ASCATC167E64S
1620 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB167E64S
1634 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NW
(34 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATC166E64S
1640 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATB168E64S
1644 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATC168E64S
1645 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 303).
- km
ASCATB165E64S
1646 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATC165E64S
1649 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATB166E64S
1652 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 307).
- 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.