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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Sat afternoon, min -44°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed afternoon, min -43°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3800
1850
400
150
150
550
1600
250
8250
5200
4350
km/h
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
25
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
10
WNW
5
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-34
-36
-36
-37
-39
-39
-40
-41
-44
-41
-34
-32
-31
-34
-34
-32
-31
min °C
-35
-36
-36
-38
-40
-39
-40
-44
-44
-43
-39
-33
-32
-36
-34
-33
-32
 chill °C
-44
-36
-47
-49
-56
-53
-54
-52
-56
-64
-57
-49
-46
-51
-48
-44
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-36-36-38-40-39-40-43-44-42-37-33-32-35-34-33-32-34-35-36-37-38-38-39-41-42-39-35-32-31-34-35-34-32-33-35-35-36-36-37-38-40-38-35-32-31-32-34-36-35-33-31-35-35-33-34-36-36-38-35-35-34-32-32-34-35-36-34
Sunrise
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 -34°C on Sat afternoon, min -44°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed afternoon, min -43°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu 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.
3 hours ago
-34°C
clear
Clear
37
Fresh winds from the ENE
(37 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-13°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 170).
40 km
Mid: few
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB186E64S
1797 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATB187E64S
1815 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB188E64S
1829 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATB189E64S
1833 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB186E63S
1915 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 303).
- km
ASCATB187E63S
1921 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB188E63S
1940 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 295).
- 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.