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– Lat/Long: 78.37° S 165.02° E

Mount Discovery
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sat 23 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat night, min -34°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Wed night, min -32°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, severe gales from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
75
S
80
S
80
S
80
S
85
SSW
70
S
75
S
50
S
40
S
40
S
45
S
40
S
25
S
30
S
10
SSE
40
S
85
SSW
60
S
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
2
4
4
5
5
2
1
1
4
max °C
-31
-29
-26
-26
-28
-30
-33
-34
-32
-31
-31
-31
-32
-31
-27
-27
-29
-28
min °C
-32
-30
-28
-27
-30
-33
-34
-34
-33
-31
-31
-32
-32
-31
-31
-28
-29
-31
-55
-52
-49
-48
-53
-56
-56
-55
-52
-49
-50
-49
-47
-47
-43
-47
-52
-52
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
350
1000
350
300
150
1250
550
450
200
100
250
500
1000
1300
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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 afternoon. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat night, min -34°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Mon night).

Mount Discovery Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Wed night, min -32°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, severe gales from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

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
-19° C
light snow
Light snow.
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1297 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
Mid: few
ASCATB205E65S
1924 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the SW
(62 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATC206E66S
1930 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATB206E66S
1937 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SW
(60 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATC206E65S
1941 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATB206E65S
1944 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATB207E66S
1954 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SW
(58 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATC207E66S
1955 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATB207E65S
1958 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 235).
- 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.