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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 23 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat night, min -34°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Sun morning, light winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -31°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, near gales from the SSW by Fri morning).

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
km/h
90
S
85
S
90
SSW
75
S
65
S
60
S
35
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
35
S
35
SSE
25
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
55
SSW
45
S
25
S
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
6
6
6
4
2
1
1
max °C
-25
-27
-30
-31
-33
-34
-32
-31
-31
-31
-30
-30
-28
-28
-28
-28
-31
-29
-27
min °C
-28
-28
-30
-33
-34
-34
-34
-31
-31
-31
-31
-30
-29
-28
-29
-31
-31
-30
-28
-50
-51
-53
-56
-56
-56
-54
-45
-43
-46
-48
-44
-40
-39
-42
-50
-51
-49
-44
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
400
300
150
150
1550
1350
1100
1900
1550
300
1650
1200
1250
2050
1400
350
1150
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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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat night, min -34°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Sun morning, light winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -31°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, near gales from the SSW by Fri 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.
2 hours ago
-10° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (35 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
ASCATB170E66S
1442 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATB172E66S
1448 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SW
(45 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATB171E66S
1449 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATC173E66S
1449 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SSW
(56 kph at 192).
- km
ASCATC172E66S
1455 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATC183E66S
1458 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSE
(54 kph at 164).
- km
ASCATB173E66S
1460 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
69
Gales from the S
(69 kph at 189).
- km
ASCATB177E66S
1483 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
71
Gales from the S
(71 kph at 176).
- km
ASCATC177E66S
1486 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the SSW
(63 kph at 194).
- 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.