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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 04 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri afternoon, min -34°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri night, min -33°C on Sun morning). Mainly near gales.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1500
4300
350
300
1350
400
1600
9550
4550
2050
150
1500
600
200
km/h
45
SSW
40
S
65
S
60
SSW
45
S
25
S
15
WSW
25
SW
25
W
20
W
30
NNW
55
N
20
NW
20
W
30
W
15
WNW
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Snowflake cm
3
 mm
max °C
-31
-27
-26
-26
-27
-26
-22
-19
-18
-18
-20
-23
-29
-33
-30
-30
min °C
-34
-29
-27
-27
-27
-27
-26
-21
-18
-19
-21
-26
-32
-33
-31
-33
 chill °C
-54
-46
-47
-47
-44
-41
-35
-33
-29
-29
-36
-44
-44
-46
-46
-46
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
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
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 -18°C on Fri afternoon, min -34°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri night, min -33°C on Sun morning). Mainly near gales.

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
-26° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (15 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
1297 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
3.6 km
High: overcast
ASCATC180E65S
1622 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATC177E64S
1700 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1706 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1706 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATC178E64S
1714 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 255).
- km
ASCATB179E64S
1714 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATC179E64S
1720 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATC180E64S
1728 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 278).
- 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.