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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue morning, min -23°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed afternoon, min -40°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed night, calm by Sat morning).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
100
200
1450
450
500
250
200
200
200
150
200
km/h
35
NNW
20
NE
35
ENE
20
NE
20
N
35
NNW
40
NNW
30
NW
20
WSW
30
W
40
WSW
40
W
35
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-23
-22
-21
-20
-18
-17
-17
-19
-22
-24
-27
-32
-34
-35
-40
-39
-40
min °C
-23
-23
-22
-20
-19
-18
-18
-21
-23
-26
-31
-34
-34
-40
-40
-39
-40
 chill °C
-38
-35
-36
-30
-30
-31
-31
-30
-35
-42
-49
-52
-52
-53
-54
-50
-51
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-23-22-20-19-18-18-20-23-25-29-33-34-38-40-39-40-22-21-21-20-19-17-17-19-21-22-27-32-32-35-37-36-37-21-19-20-21-19-18-16-18-20-19-25-30-30-32-32-32-32-24-21-19-20-20-18-17-18-22-23-26-27-29-31-31-31-32
Sunrise
9:55
9:45
9:34
9:26
9:17
Sunset
3:57
4:07
4:16
4:25
4:35
4:43

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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 -17°C on Tue morning, min -23°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed afternoon, min -40°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed night, calm by Sat 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.
3 hours ago
-25°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
419 km N
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
6.0 km
Dumont Durville
1525 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: scattered
1533 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
26 km
Mid: clear
Casey
2163 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
Mid: overcast
ASCATB231E66S
2516 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the E
(56 kph at 86).
- km
ASCATB232E66S
2535 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the E
(52 kph at 87).
- km
ASCATB233E66S
2558 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the E
(50 kph at 85).
- km
ASCATB234E66S
2573 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the E
(50 kph at 83).
- 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.