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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu morning, min -34°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sat night, min -39°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the S by Sun night).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1350
1950
1450
1800
1700
250
1550
1750
km/h
55
S
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
30
SSW
5
NNE
10
E
25
SSW
45
SSW
35
S
25
SSE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-29
-28
-27
-28
-29
-30
-31
-31
-33
-34
-31
-31
-33
-34
-35
-35
-38
min °C
-31
-29
-27
-28
-30
-30
-31
-32
-34
-34
-33
-32
-34
-35
-37
-37
-39
 chill °C
-51
-46
-43
-43
-45
-42
-44
-44
-48
-47
-50
-42
-44
-54
-58
-56
-55
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-29-27-28-30-30-31-32-34-34-32-32-34-35-36-36-39-27-26-25-26-27-28-28-29-30-30-29-29-31-31-33-34-36-22-22-22-24-25-26-25-24-24-24-23-26-27-26-29-32-32-21-22-24-24-26-26-26-25-23-23-24-26-25-23-23-26-28
Sunrise
12:00
12:30
11:59
11:37
11:19
Sunset
12:00
12:00
1:37
2:08
2:29
2:45

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu morning, min -34°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sat night, min -39°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the S by Sun 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
-21° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
DomeA
1660 km SSW
4084m alt.
4 hours ago
-66° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB199E63S
2121 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATB200E63S
2133 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATC201E63S
2150 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATB201E63S
2157 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB202E63S
2171 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WSW
(38 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATC202E63S
2179 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB203E63S
2190 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATC203E63S
2193 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 246).
- 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.