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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sat night, min -36°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu afternoon, min -32°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, stormy winds from the S by Thu night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
1200
400
600
1150
1350
4700
400
1100
300
km/h
5
SSE
15
SE
30
SSE
45
SSE
20
SSW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
W
5
NW
5
N
15
N
20
SE
55
S
40
SE
80
S
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Snowflake cm
2
2
14
 mm
max °C
-31
-34
-35
-35
-34
-34
-34
-32
-31
-31
-32
-30
-29
-26
-25
-26
min °C
-33
-35
-35
-36
-34
-35
-35
-32
-31
-32
-32
-31
-29
-28
-25
-28
 chill °C
-42
-50
-52
-55
-48
-48
-49
-44
-39
-38
-40
-42
-40
-47
-41
-50
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
11:37
11:19
11:04
10:51
10:38
Sunset
2:29
2:45
3:00
3:14
3:26

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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 Sat night, min -36°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu afternoon, min -32°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, stormy winds from the S 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.
2 hours ago
-29°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (11 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
45 minutes ago
-28°C
-
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 330).
40 km
Mid: clear
1297 km S
3012m alt.
55 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
High: scattered
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
45 minutes ago
-13°C
-
54
Near gales from the SE
(54 kph at 140).
1533 km S
2835m alt.
45 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC166E64S
1654 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NNW
(47 kph at 338).
- km
ASCATC167E64S
1660 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATB165E63S
1738 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NNW
(47 kph at 338).
- km
ASCATC166E63S
1764 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 338).
- km
ASCATC167E63S
1769 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 334).
- 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.