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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 20 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Thu morning, min -38°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the S by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat night, min -35°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Sun morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon night).

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
cloud
cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
40
SSW
55
SSW
55
S
40
S
40
S
65
S
70
S
60
S
65
S
85
S
75
S
80
S
95
S
90
S
70
SSW
55
S
60
S
35
SSE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
2
3
11
8
8
11
2
max °C
-37
-37
-34
-33
-33
-33
-34
-36
-33
-31
-28
-26
-28
-27
-30
-34
-34
-34
min °C
-38
-38
-36
-33
-33
-33
-35
-36
-35
-32
-29
-28
-30
-29
-33
-34
-35
-34
-59
-60
-57
-52
-52
-52
-58
-59
-56
-56
-51
-49
-54
-52
-55
-56
-57
-53
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
550
500
250
1050
1100
250
400
1150
300
400
400
300
100
100
100
1300
1300
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Mount Discovery Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Discovery is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Thu morning, min -38°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, stormy winds from the S by Fri night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat night, min -35°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the S on Sun morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon 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.
1 hour ago
-24° C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
4.3 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-17° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 190).
40 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB260E71S
2660 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNE
(36 kph at 33).
- km
2674 km N
6m alt.
44 minutes ago
7° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 350).
ASCATB261E71S
2675 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNE
(38 kph at 18).
- km
Davis
2683 km SW
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 70).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB262E71S
2684 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNE
(40 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATB257E70S
2698 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNE
(38 kph at 19).
- km
ASCATB258E70S
2706 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNE
(39 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATB259E70S
2743 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNE
(42 kph at 16).
- 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.