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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sat morning, min -44°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu night, min -44°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
3850
1950
400
150
150
600
1500
200
8250
5100
km/h
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-32
-34
-36
-36
-37
-39
-40
-40
-41
-43
-40
-35
-33
-32
-31
-31
-30
-29
min °C
-33
-35
-37
-37
-38
-40
-40
-41
-44
-44
-42
-38
-34
-32
-32
-31
-31
-30
 chill °C
-44
-44
-46
-48
-51
-57
-55
-54
-56
-59
-61
-54
-50
-48
-47
-40
-40
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-35-37-37-38-40-40-41-43-44-41-37-34-32-32-31-31-30-32-34-36-36-37-39-38-39-41-42-39-35-32-31-32-32-31-31-31-33-35-35-36-37-38-38-40-38-36-33-32-32-33-34-34-34-29-31-35-36-34-34-37-37-38-35-35-35-34-33-33-35-35-35
Sunrise
9:07
8:59
8:51
8:41
8:33
8:25
Sunset
4:52
5:00
5:07
5:15
5:23
5:30

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sat morning, min -44°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu night, min -44°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu 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
Williams Field
72 km NE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-31°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-8°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: clear
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-7°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
Wind obs. (78 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: sky obscured
ASCATB113E62S
2554 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the E
(57 kph at 83).
- km
ASCATB112E62S
2567 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the E
(54 kph at 83).
- km
ASCATB113E61S
2603 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the ENE
(49 kph at 75).
- km
ASCATB112E61S
2622 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the ENE
(43 kph at 76).
- km
ASCATB111E61S
2647 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the E
(38 kph at 79).
- km
2674 km N
475m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
No report.
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 270).

* 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.